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Designer label HERMES has announced that they are breeding their own crocodiles to meet demand for their leather bags. Go ahead and read that again.
Chief executive Patrick Thomas told Reuters: “We are now breeding our own crocodiles on our own farms, mainly in Australia. We cannot face demand. We have massive over-demand. We are limited by our ability to train new craftsmen. Hermes already faces a major challenge producing 3,000 crocodile bags a year.”
It can take three or four crocodiles to provide enough skin for one bag and breeding can often be expensive as the animals need to be kept apart in separate rooms to minimize skin damage from bites.
To think that these animals are being raised for the sole purpose of being turned into $50K handbags blows my mind. I mean I wouldn’t mind having one of those bags myself, but now that I am aware of this new measure I’m saying no to Hermes Croc.
HIT FROM: ECORAZZI
im with you on that!! no to Hermes Croc
Well, I have one that I bought 27 years ago all tho I did not paid 50k for it ( and never would) . Im sure at that time crocs were taken from the wild not raised in farms… I know one day, one of my 3 daughters would love to get their hands on it … Thank you for the info.