Slay Documentary exposes the dark side of fashion

Slay Documentary exposes the dark side of fashion

From the producers of Cowspiracy and Rebecca Cappelli, SLAY takes a unique perspective on the animal skin trade in the fashion industry and what has to change.

This is a never-before-seen documentary that brings together a host of celebrities, experts, and campaigners to expose unethical practices whilst showcasing practical solutions and has launched exclusively to a global audience for free on WaterBear.

Slay asks us an important question to consider: Is it acceptable to kill animals for fashion?

Take a look below at the trailer:

Here are some of the questions they answer in relation to the film via their website:

Do you think protecting animals is more important than protecting people and the planet?

SLAY endorses Collective Fashion Justice’s concept of a ‘total ethics fashion system’: one which values the life and wellbeing of all animals; humans and non-humans, as well as the planet, before profit.

Protecting non-human animals like raccoon dogs, foxes, mink, cows and sheep in the fashion industry is critical, as non-human rights are an unshakeable part of social justice. We also reject the notion that animals, including humans, are separate from nature. Protecting one is a part of protecting all.

Too, moving away from these materials reduces greenhouse gas emissions, frees up more land to be returned to nature and Traditional Owners, and helps to builds a system which does not commodify individuals – the same way fashion still commodifies people working in tanneries, slaughterhouses, shearing sheds, garment factories and so on.

Encouraging people to avoid animal materials is promoting harmful virgin synthetic materials, why are you doing that?

We believe the future of fashion must be free from both animal-derived materials and virgin synthetics. Arguing that we must choose between either animal-derived or synthetic materials is to argue a false dichotomy – alternatives like cork leather, Mirum, GACHA, hemp, Tencel, and so on are just a few of the many alternatives to leather, wool and fur which are either plant-based, plastic-free, biodegradable or all three.

While it’s true that common alternatives to animal-derived materials are synthetic, we advocate the fashion industry’s adoption and investment into total ethics alternatives which value animals, people and the planet alike. While some partly bio-based leather alternatives still require some fossil fuels for example, this innovation is a stepping stone to entirely fossil fuel and animal free fashion.

What’s more, it’s important to remember that the reasons for avoiding fossil-fuel derived synthetics can be applied to animal-derived materials, too: leather production can require more fossil fuels than synthetics, and while fossil fuels and synthetics perpetuate the climate crisis and destroy ecosystems, so too do fur, leather and wool. We must move beyond all of these.

Final Thoughts

This film is an absolute eye-opener and a must-watch for anyone who wants to connect to the true origins of where their clothes and shoes come from. If you want the statistics used in the film, then be sure to take a look here at the references and sources used in the movie.

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LGV!