Animal welfare policy
In ARKK Copenhagen, we do not accept that animals under any circumstances are harmed for the manufacturing of our products.
we do not use:
Real fur in our products.*
Leather that is not a by-product from animals that have been bred for the food industry.
Leather obtained from live-skinning or live-boiling.
Feather or down from birds that have not been bred and raised for the food industry.
Feather or down from greylag geese due to the risk that they have been force-fed for the production of foie gras.
Feather or down from birds that have been live-plucked (suppliers are expected to declare their suppliers of feather).
Wool from sheep that have been exposed to mulesing.
Angora wool
Mohair
Materials derived from species that appear on the CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) or IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) lists of endangered species. we will never sell cosmetic products that have been tested on animals at any stage of production, or that contain ingredients of animal origin
In addition, we require that any materials derived from animals used in our products are from animals that are treated humanely and according to animal welfare laws and recommendations.
*we do not sell fur
ARKK Copenhagen do not sell fur. We strictly follow the Fur Free Retailer Programme supported by the Fur Free Alliance.The programme's definition of fur includes: 'any animal skin or part thereof with hair or fur fibres attached thereto, either in its raw or processed state or the pelt of any animal killed solely for its fur. "Animal" includes, but is not limited to, mink, coyote, sable, fox,muskrat, rabbit, and raccoon dog.'
"Fur" shall not include:
Such skins as are, or are to be, converted into leather or which in processing have, or shall have, the hair, fleece, or fur fiber com-pletely removed
Materials clipped, shorn, or combed from animals, fleece, sheepskin and shearling
Leather or hair attached to skin that is typically used as leather (e.g. cowhide with hair attached)