Most major luxury brands — including Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Chanel, Burberry and Prada — buy their cashmere from Mongolian farms that effectively torture the goats that produce the pricey fabric, ...

Noori, a cloned pashmina goat, stands inside a sheep breeding center at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology in Alastang, some 25 kilometers (15 miles) from Srinagar, ...

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HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — Not so long ago, Afghan farmers collected the thick winter undercoat their goats shed every spring and threw it on the fire to heat their homes and cook their food. Some have ...

When you think of cashmere, you probably don’t think of Oklahoma. However, some very fine cashmere wool is produced from goats raised on a 240-acre ranch in Creek County. Heidi Dickens and her husband ...

Cashmere is an unlikely candidate for controversy. It conjures up images of cozy, expensive scarves, made from the belly hair of goats roaming across the steppes of Mongolia, using techniques and ...

Most of us covet cashmere items, and now a new certification -- "Wildlife Friendly" -- adds even more appeal to the soft, luxurious material. The certification, granted by the Wildlife Friendly ...

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At least 600 rare Himalayan goats — famed for their pashmina wool, also known as cashmere — have died and thousands face starvation after their desert habitat was blanketed with snow during the region ...

After 25 years, Mother Nature’s lawnmowers have stalled and will be replaced by their traditional counterpart in one El Paso County park. Weed-eating cashmere goats that have been leased yearly for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When temperatures start to drop, we all like to cozy up with a nice soft sweater. But if your winter wardrobe needs a refresh, ...