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Thursday, 30 July 2015

Photos: Jane Birkin asks Hermes to remove her name from crocodile skin versions of the iconic handbags

British actress and singer Jane Birkin has asked French fashion house, Hermes, to take her name off the crocodile-skin versions of the iconic handbag after a recent PETA video showed several reptiles at a Texas farm that supplies crocodile skins to Hermes, twitching in a bloody ice container to die after being shot with a captive bolt gun & cut with a knife.

Following the revelation, the animal rights group contacted the singer over "cruel’’ slaughtering practices. She reacted by asking Hermes to remove her name from the Birkin Croco. A statement by the singer reads,


"Alerted to the cruel practices to make Hermes handbags carrying my name, I have asked Hermes to de-baptize the Birkin Croco until better practices in line with international norms can be put in place."
The Birkin bag was created in 1984 by Hermes in honor of the famed singer and is, still today, one of the world’s most exclusive luxury items. According to PETA, it takes three crocodile belly skins to make one handbag.

38 comments:

Unknown said...

Shit getting real

Unknown said...

Lolz.....

Bishop Dammy said...

In other words, she wants her name In relevant and meaningful places.. like the "book of life "..so pray for her friends.. rev 20.

Unknown said...

Ok

Unknown said...

Seen

A.K.A LIB'ier
mercycruise@yahoo.com

Unknown said...

Lobatan! Big girl! When u big u big! Pls put my name jare

BONARIO NNAGS said...

Now I see why its so costly, three crocodile belly skins to produce one bag.

~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

Samuel Elizabeth said...

Hmnmm. Croco for handbag chai women can wear tins sha.

Unknown said...

lol she got all the crocodile blood on her hands hahaha

ogeee said...

Na wah oooo

ary said...

That is humane I guess. They should find better ways to kill the crocs if they must or just use synthetic skin.

Bonita Bislam said...

Her wish!

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said..
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Why people just carry this animal thing for head like this abeg.....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

TAMARA SPLASH said...

Noted

CHERRY said...

Ok o noted!

Juleslouis said...

Wow! No wonder its so expensive.

Unknown said...

3 crocodile belly skins to make just one handbag? Why won't it be effing expensive. Issokay

Jen said...

U'v seriously lost it,u need help.sum1 wld tnk u are God's P.A

Unknown said...

Exactly! They shud obey her....

FASHION POLICE said...

Abeg replace with my name sharply. Hissssss

TOMJERRYSWIT said...

PUT TOMJERRYSWIT DRE,...

Anonymous said...

White people and Animal rights.

Unknown said...

Oya hermes remove her name ASAP
Better people dey

Unknown said...

The Bishop being sarcastic, Looool.

Unknown said...

Mrs Jane they will hear ook

Unknown said...

Hian! Oyinbo people and their ways. Linda take note!

Unknown said...

Hian! Oyinbo people and their ways. Linda take note!

Anonymous said...

oh! dats informing. never knew the bags were named after someone.

KING Nwa AMAKA said...

Now I know why it's so expensive. Linda got one. I saw it in her ig page.

Unknown said...


Yeah! That is social responsibility.

Anonymous said...

Stupid bishop! Cocksucking Babylon whore!

Mang Yono said...

Okey

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Unknown said...

Fuck PETA.
Am gonna eat any flesh that stranded along my path (with the exception of Humans of course).

Unknown said...

Wow!

Unknown said...

while i appreciate the protection of animals, i am of the opinion that the world should rather commit more energy to the protection of human lives, from racist police slaughtering in the US to War in terrorist occupation in the Arab world and some part of Africa, human beings also needs more protection. When you are rich and have poor noisy neighbours their noise will some day make living difficult for you. that is what is playing out in europe now with the invasion by people from war ravaged areas of the world

Anonymous said...

Thank you for this comment. You're the only one making sense here.

Anonymous said...

Hope they will use the same energy to fight against discrimination and murder of blacks that we see everyday in the US and all over the world. Whites are the only race that value animals higher than their non-white fellow humans.

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