please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article does not cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . february 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message animal total action . total adrenaline . total animal . type private industry textile founded 1987 headquarters poole dorset united kingdom number of locations 44 september 2012 products clothing luggage accessories footwear techwear swimwear parent h young holdings website animal.co.uk animal is a uk action sports lifestyle brand based in poole england . the company was created in 1987 by two surfers looking for a solution to continuously losing their watches in the water due to the straps breaking under extreme conditions . the simplicity and rugged nature of the strap made it suitable for crossing over into other action sports such as windsurfing snowboarding skateboarding and mountain biking . before long animal started to make sports watches apparel and accessories . animal is now an international brand producing action sports inspired clothing watches wetsuits technical outerwear eyewear footwear luggage and accessories . in 1997 it was bought by the limited company h young holdings . animal sponsors a team of riders in each of its core sports . these are surfing bmx skiing skateboarding mountain biking and snowboarding . animal s rider refined program means all products get tried tested and tweaked by the animal pro team . the company has 38 stores in the uk including 2 outlet stores and supplies a number of international territories . references edit http www.animal.co.uk about us https web.archive.org web 20131215203137 http actionsportstour.animal.co.uk this article about a company of the uk is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title animal clothing & oldid 744279769 categories clothing companies of the united kingdomsnowboarding companiesclothing brands of the united kingdomcompanies based in pooleretail companies established in 1987clothing retailers of the united kingdomswimwear manufacturerssurfwear brandsunited kingdom company stubshidden categories articles lacking sources from november 2012all articles lacking sourcesarticles with a promotional tone from february 2014all articles with a promotional toneall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages cymraeg edit links this page was last modified on 14 october 2016 at 07 30 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view