On this ostrich farm in Thailand, workers kill, pluck, and skin the birds ... and otherwise exploiting animals, as humans always have, on a scale that makes the fur industry a sideshow.

Lizards shed their skin in pieces or large flakes to make room for new skin. They shed their skin multiple times a year, when its old, damaged, or no longer fits them ...

AWI recently joined a coalition of animal welfare and conservation organizations determined to topple the cruel and unnecessary exotic-skins industry. The coalition is urging compassionate consumers ...