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High Street stores have cancelled orders of angora clothes after seeing video evidence of the horrific treatment of rabbits farmed for their fur.

Footage shows animals screeching in pain as fur is ripped from their skin on farms in China.

In other scenes, rabbits are tethered with rope and brutally sheared by men armed with metal scissors.

The evidence was gathered by investigators from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

Now more than 35 major clothing retailers have said they will stop buying the super-soft wool products.

(Image: PETA)

(Image: PETA)

But today we were able to buy angora clothing - a jumper for £45 from Topshop, socks for £6 from M&S and a hat for £20 from H&M.

Mimi Bekhechi, associate director of PETA, said: “Consumers are rightly angry that these companies have halted production but are still profiting from angora at the moment.”

Fashion designer Stella McCartney blasted the “despicable treatment” and vowed never again to use angora.

Topshop, M&S and H&M were all unavailable for comment.