Later, while crouched in a portaloo batting away hallucinations of ostrich slaughter, I vowed never to eat meat again. Today, I eat the same diet as many vegans.

Ostrich farming first took off here in the late 1800s to supply the plumage used to decorate the era’s ostentatious headware. For the adventurous agrarians who imported the birds from South Africa and ...

Ostrich skin has cachet in the world of luxury accessories, but like most exotic materials, it comes at a price to animals. PETA teams up with shoe designer Rebecca Mink for vegan flats. News ...

The American Ostrich Farm also sells hollow eggs for arts and crafts. They also use the fat from the bird to create soaps and ...

In September 2015, PETA sleuths traveled to South Africa to gain footage inside the world’s largest ostrich slaughter companies, including the exclusive supplier of ostrich skins for Hermès ...

Ostrich meat and ostrich hide are two common sources of revenue. The eggs and feathers of ostriches can also be sold and do not require the slaughter of the bird.

Klein Karoo International and Mosstrich supply ostrich slaughter and ostrich feather-related services to ostrich farmers, as well as tannery services for ostrich skins. The markets for the supply of ...