Hermes' marquee handbag design has been named immediately after French actress Jane Birkin since its creation in 1984, but as of this week, Birkin would like that to change for at the least some of the iconic Birkin Bags. The actress is unhappy with Hermes' slaughter practices for crocodiles soon after being alerted by PETA, according to Agence France-Presse.
Details are scant on how designer handbags and the well-known animal rights organization received together, but AFP reports that PETA's investigation into farms that raise and slaughter crocodiles for Hermes bags ranged from Texas to Zimbabwe. The resulting footage, released in June, showed crocodiles remaining dismembered whereas still alive and moving.
