Noori, a cloned pashmina goat, stands inside a sheep breeding center at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology in Alastang, some 25 kilometers (15 miles) from Srinagar, ...

Most major luxury brands — including Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Chanel, Burberry and Prada — buy their cashmere from Mongolian farms that effectively torture the goats that produce the pricey fabric, ...

PETA renewed its attack on luxury giants after claiming to find cruelty in their cashmere supply chains. An investigation into a Mongolian supplier to Chanel, Dior, Gucci, Hermès and Louis Vuitton ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. First, demand. Cashmere forms almost 7 percent of the $71.2 billion global luxury industry alone, per Bain & Co.—more a problem ...

When you think of cashmere, you probably don’t think of Oklahoma. However, some very fine cashmere wool is produced from goats raised on a 240-acre ranch in Creek County. Heidi Dickens and her husband ...

HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — Not so long ago, Afghan farmers collected the thick winter undercoat their goats shed every spring and threw it on the fire to heat their homes and cook their food. Some have ...

The coveted material known for its luxurious softness has become much more accessible and affordable in recent years. But at what cost? Who are they? Well, the fellers providing the goods are cashmere ...

After 25 years, Mother Nature’s lawnmowers have stalled and will be replaced by their traditional counterpart in one El Paso County park. Weed-eating cashmere goats that have been leased yearly for ...

At least 600 rare Himalayan goats — famed for their pashmina wool, also known as cashmere — have died and thousands face starvation after their desert habitat was blanketed with snow during the region ...

SRINAGAR, India (AP) – Scientists said Thursday they have cloned a rare Himalayan goat in Indian-controlled Kashmir, hoping to help increase the number of animals famed for their silky soft undercoats ...

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