No live plucking in Patagonia down supply chain
10/11/2014
Using social media, Patagonia said in early November that the birds in its supply chain are raised primarily for meat. “Down and feathers are just a byproduct of that industry,” the company said. It said the down it uses is 100% traceable.
This supply chain involves a parent farm where parent birds lay eggs that are then transported to a hatchery to incubate and hatch. Newly hatched birds then spend about four months on a second farm being raised. From there, they go to the slaughterhouse with their meat going into the human food chain.
Patagonia made it clear that third-party inspectors monitor every step of this supply chain.
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