PETA Launches “Online Shop” to Sell Leather Made from Human Skin

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) just launched a new campaign that is giving serious Texas Chainsaw Massacre vibes. The activist group even created a website that features leather goods made from “human parts.”

Taking aim at clothing companies that use animals to make their products, the group launched a website for a fake store called “Urban Outraged.” The realistic website has everything from jackets, belts, loafers, and dresses, all made from human skin. As real as the site looks, fortunately, you can’t actually order anything. 

You can click on each item, which is named for the “human” the leather was made from. Each item gives you an insight into how leather is made. 

“She came pre-tanned and was then flayed while still alive, so any signs of stress on the skin are incidental and should be taken as signs of individuality,” reads the caption for The Avery Jacket.

“A cow’s skin belongs to her, and she feels fear and pain in a slaughterhouse every bit as much as you or I would,” said PETA’s executive vice president, Tracy Reiman, in a statement to the New York Post.

PETA is known for the controversial methods to raise awareness of animal cruelty. This is not the first time, and nor will it be the last time, the group will go to extreme lengths for attention.

If @UrbanOutfitters used humans the way it uses other animals, this is what it would look like 🤢

Our new online store shows exactly why we’re demanding the company to drop ALL animal-derived materials. pic.twitter.com/rYBSUS1AuA

— PETA (@peta) November 29, 2021