Chanel 'saving countless animals from suffering' by becoming first leading luxury fashion house to shed crocodile and snake skins

Veteran designer Karl Lagerfeld says decision is ‘a free choice’ and the likes of Fendi, Dolce & Gabbana and Louis Vuitton have been urged to consider position by animal rights groups
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Chanel is saving “countless animals a miserable life and a violent, painful death” with its decision to become the first luxury fashion house to turn its back on exotic animal pelts, according to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta).

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