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Dear Aaaaaaa, A goat's heart begins to race as a worker grabs her leg and drags her into a shed. She's quickly thrown to the ground by a worker who violently rips her hair out with a sharp metal comb, tearing open her skin. Then she's tossed aside without any pain relief or veterinary care for her wounds. She'll endure this abuse over and over again, until she's no longer deemed "profitable" and a worker slaughters her for cheap meat. A groundbreaking new PETA exposé has revealed for the first time the extreme cruelty that thousands of goats are enduring right now—all for the cashmere in a sweater. Please help us do more to protect them by donating to PETA's "Save Our Skins" Matching-Gift Challenge today. Every gift—even if it's just $5—will be matched for twice the impact! Goats in China and Mongolia produce only a few ounces of cashmere each year—meaning that roughly six gentle animals are horrifically tormented for just a single cashmere sweater. After years of this abuse, their misery ends on a bloody slaughterhouse floor, where workers strike them on the head with hammers and crudely saw into their necks. Many don't die instantly—they kick and writhe for minutes as they slowly bleed to death. China and Mongolia produce 90% of the world's cashmere—but there, workers appear to face no penalties for their widespread abuse of animals. PETA's eyewitnesses visited more than two dozen cashmere operations in these countries for this latest exposé, and goats were found suffering on every farm. Please help us spare goats and other animals the cruelty of the grisly global skins trade—and get closer to our goal of $250,000—by donating at least $5 today. The deadline is June 30, so please don't wait to make a gift that will be doubled for animals. This latest PETA exposé is showing the world that no matter what assurances companies give, cashmere is a product of cruelty. After hearing from PETA, H&M—the second-largest clothing retailer in the world—agreed to stop selling items made with "conventional" cashmere, the only kind that it sells. PETA U.K. also helped persuade another massive global retailer, ASOS, to stop selling items made with cashmere, and today, tens of thousands of caring supporters are now joining our call for major women's apparel brand Madewell to make the same compassionate decision. The eyewitnesses who heard goats' screams know all too well the misery behind the global skins trade. That's why we need kind PETA members like you by our side to help us reach our "Save Our Skins" goal so that we can help as many animals as possible. Every penny of your matched contribution will help us do more for goats, sheep, dogs, and other animals in desperate need. Will you give now?
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