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10th June 2016 Charlotte Drake
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Silkworms weave a fibre from their bodies that is used to make their cocoons. In order to obtain silk the worms must be boiled or gassed alive inside their cocoons. There are many manmade alternatives to silk, which are usually far less expensive.

 

Further information:

PETA

www.peta.org.uk/issues/animals-not-wear/silk/

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