FILE PHOTO: Gucci logo is seen in a store at Fiumicino airport in Rome, Italy, April 11, 2016. REUTERS/Max Rossi/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) - French fashion group Kering, whose brands include Gucci and Saint Laurent, said it had set out internal guidelines for dealing with the welfare of animals, as fashion companies look to tighten their ethical standards. Kering’s ‘Animal Welfare Standards’ cover issues such as how animals, which are often used in the fashion and textiles industry, are treated, and it would back prohibiting intensive farming and the use of sub-therapeutic antibiotic treatments. Britain's Burberry and Kering's Gucci are among the latest brands to abandon fur. Luxury online retailer Yoox Net-A-Porter has also abandoned fur, and Los Angeles moved in September to outlaw its sale and manufacture within the city limits. [reut.rs/2MKBaR9] Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; editing by Jason Neely
The French fashion group, which includes brands such as Gucci and Saint Laurent, has announced the creation of internal guidelines governing animal welfare. The standards would support the prohibition of intensive farming and ending the sub-therapeutic use of antibiotics. Gucci and Burberry have also recently abandoned the use of fur. In September, Los Angeles outlawed the sale and manufacture of fur within its city limits.