Samaira Banga explains that down feathers in jackets come from plucking geese, a painful and cruel process. She urges viewers to check labels and switch to cruelty-free fabric alternatives instead.
Have you ever worn those thin jackets which are really fluffy inside and can get rolled up very small? Or have you ever seen quilts or pillows which have feathers like these inside? It is possible that many of them are made using a fiber called down feather. But ever wondered where it comes from? Well, it comes from them. It comes from plucking away the feathers of these geese. In order to extract their soft layer of feather. Have you ever experienced how much it hurts even when someone plucks one hair from our body? Can you imagine how much it would hurt them when their whole feathers are stripped off while they're still fully conscious? So next time you buy a pillow or a jacket or any fabric, just check to see it should not contain down feather. And there are many cruelty-free fabrics available in the market. To know more about them, read the
