Tell The Gap and other clothing stores that you will only buy wool products if the sheep ranchers use humane methods for protecting their flocks:
May
28, 2001
Gap
Inc.
Global
Affairs
One
Harrison Street
To
Whom It May Concern:
I am an avid shopper at the Gap consortium of stores. I have recently learned that many sheep farmers who supply wool to companies such as Gap use lethal methods to protect their flocks from predatory animals. I cannot bear the thought that coyotes or mountain lions or any other creature is being mercilessly murdered so that I can wear a nice pair of Gap slacks. As such, I will no longer purchase any wool products from Gap, Banana Republic or Old Navy until there is some sort of a certification (similar to that for “dolphin-safe” tuna) that indicates on the clothing labels that the wool was supplied by ranchers who use only humane methods. I am familiar with several ranchers that have been very successful in using non-lethal protective measures, and I won’t allow my hard-earned money to support any other kind of enterprise. As a leader in social awareness and progress on many different fronts, I would hope that Gap would embrace humane wool production as soon as possible. Thank you for your attention to this important matter.
Sincerely,
Christina
J. Johnson
123
Main St.
Los
Angeles, CA 90001
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