No. Crocs sells leather, so its range is not vegan and it carries our red tag. Any animal-free pieces we list from it score 50 points below what the same evidence would earn from a brand that clears both gates.

Does Crocs test on animals?

We found no evidence that it does. It has not yet given us a signed no-testing declaration, so we cannot confirm it either.

What is Crocs's Fashion Without Cruelty score?

−93. The rubric gives it 7 of 100 for what it publishes, then 50 points come off for selling animal-derived materials and a further 50 for the materials themselves. Red scores always sit below zero.

Can Crocs earn the Good badge?

Not while it sells animal-derived materials. A red brand cannot be verified, so no fee can change its score.

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Crocs

The foam clog brand that pledged in 2021 to go 100% vegan, and still sells a cowhide clog in the UK.

Shoes · Based in United States · Founded 2002

Red tag: Crocs sells leather.

Crocs said in July 2021 that it would be “a 100 percent vegan brand” by the end of that year, and it is still widely listed as one. On 24 September 2026 its UK site was selling the Crafted Pony Hair Clog at £79.99, which Crocs describes as “Genuine cowhide leather upper with animal hair” with a “Leather Crocs™ label”. So the brand carries a red tag. Most Crocs are still made from its Croslite foam, and those pieces take the brand penalty only.

Rubric, on published evidence7
Crocs sells animal-derived materials−50
Animal-derived materials in the range itself−50
Brand score−93

How the score breaks down

Materials evidence0/30

Animal-testing assurance0/30

Traceability & transparency7/25

Independent verification0/15

How we know

Assessed 24 September 2026

Desk research, 24 September 2026. Crocs publishes dated, third-party-assured climate data, which earns its only rubric points. It publishes no composition for Croslite, no supplier list and no testing declaration. Its current restricted-substances policy tells factories how to keep “vegan and non-vegan production” apart, which is not how a vegan brand writes. The 2021 pledge is still online.

Sources

Every source we relied on, checked on 24 September 2026. Pages change: if one of these now says something different, tell us and we will re-check.

Right of reply

We are sending this assessment to Crocs and inviting a response. Anything it tells us, and any change to the score that follows, will be published here with its date.

Questions people ask about Crocs

Is Crocs vegan?: No. Crocs sells leather, so its range is not vegan and it carries our red tag. Any animal-free pieces we list from it score 50 points below what the same evidence would earn from a brand that clears both gates.
Does Crocs test on animals?: We found no evidence that it does. It has not yet given us a signed no-testing declaration, so we cannot confirm it either.
What is Crocs's Fashion Without Cruelty score?: −93. The rubric gives it 7 of 100 for what it publishes, then 50 points come off for selling animal-derived materials and a further 50 for the materials themselves. Red scores always sit below zero.
Can Crocs earn the Good badge?: Not while it sells animal-derived materials. A red brand cannot be verified, so no fee can change its score.

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