What is Marmots policy on live plucking of geese?
Marmot’s Animal Rights Policy: We believe in the humane treatment of animals. We do not use down provided by “live pluck” operations. We only use down provided after geese have been harvested for food. Our vendors are required to certify that they are complying with our animal rights policy. Live Pluck Issue: • There are three methods for collecting down and feathers from geese: • Machine pluck of dead animal: After harvesting the goose for food, the down and feathers are removed by a machine and processed. This is the method chosen by Marmot. • Hand pluck of dead animal: After harvesting the goose for food, the down and feathers are removed by hand and processed. This method is primarily used on small farms. • Hand pluck of live animal (Live Pluck): Down and feathers are removed by hand from a live goose. This method is still sometimes used on small family farms. • Marmot DOES NOT use down from live pluck. We have strict requirements in place with our vendors to ensure that our animal
