Aust wool boycott grows
South Korea's Kukdong Corporation - a manufacturer and distributor of the Pierre Cardin, NAFNAF and Jack & Jill brands - said it was "committed to eliminating Australian wool from our supply chain completely".
Kukdong is opposed to Australian wool
Wool sector rejects PETA claims
THE Australian wool industry has rejected claims from PETA that it has been damaged by the animal rights group's campaign for fashion labels to boycott the fibre because of mulesing.
Australian Council of Wool Exporters and Processors executive
Wool industry hit by another mulesing boycott
The decision is another blow for the shrinking $3 billion Australian wool industry. (ABC)
Australian sheep farmers have been snubbed by a well-connected company, which is joining a global boycott of Australian wool.
The Kukdong Corporation is based in
Asian retail giant bans Aussie wool
...wool farmers' use of the controversial technique of mulesing and joins retail giants Nike, Gap, Marks & Spencer, Hugo Boss, Abercrombie & Fitch, Timberland, H&M, American Eagle, Columbia Sports Wear and Liz Claiborne in the protest. US-based animal rights...
