Used mostly in cosmetics, shaving and paint brushes, badger hair is increasingly being replaced by synthetic brushes made from nylon after PETA undercovered brutal treatment of the animals ...

CINCINNATI - Procter & Gamble Co. is getting out of the business of badger hair after animal rights activists caught Chinese farmers abusing the animals to obtain hair for shaving and paint brushes.

The Art of Shaving, acquired by P&G in 2009, sells high-end men's grooming products, from US$300 straight razors to US$22 hair gel, at more than 100 stores across the US and on its online shop. US$250 ...