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Weck 8 Debate Mar 4th 1 Should Eco-Fash adopt a Vegan-only policy? Affirmative Negative 6 7. Topic for Debate: Fashion and Animal Rights This chapter's debate is based on a difficult decision to be made by EcoFash, Inc., a rapidly growing fic- tional clothing company based in Brooklyn, New York. EcoFash began in 1998 as a line of organic cotton T-shirts featuring slogans with progressive state- ments, and has grown to include jeans, backpacks, sweatshirts, and baseball caps. All of the materials used are organic natural fabrics or recycled polyester. The company has thirty-two employees and is billing over $20 million annually in sales. Recently, an infu- sion of capital from a new investor has permitted the company to begin planning an expansion of its prod- uct line to include shoes, jackets, and handbags. Brenda Cordaro, the founder and principal owner of the company, is a confirmed vegetarian (and sup- porter of animal rights organizations like PETA) and would like to consider making the new lines vegan- meaning, free of leather, fur, wool, or silk materials. Affirmative EcoFash, Inc., should adopt a vegan-only policy Possible Arguments The vegan option is in keeping with the company's ethical founding principles. It would allow the company to support ani- mal rights. It would allow the company to distinguish itself from competitors