OUR STORY
Our main goal at Xozil is to support indigenous women, produce work for one of the many disappearing autochthonous cultures of Mexico, share the magic of this colourful culture with the world, create fair, ethical and sustainable commerce while you walk your dog.
We donate 10% of our profits towards looking after and preserving this fantastic culture.
How it all started
Xozil /ʃoʊsɪl/
We embarked our selves on this doggy journey more than a decade ago, we have been providing canine services with our older sister company Everypawdy since 2008.
Xozil was conceived on a trip to visit our families in Mexico in 2017. When visiting Chiapas we fell in love with San Cristobal, the Tzotzil and a beautiful side of our culture that we were unaware of. We initially worked on some prototypes which subsequently were tested with some of our four legged friends in London and after two years developing our products we were ready to launch our first line “Xo” in Spring 2020.
About the Tzotzil
Tzotzil /(t)soʊtsɪl/
This colourful culture are direct descendants of the Mayans. The Tzotzil main establishments are found in the highlands of Chiapas, which have been home to their culture for the last 2000 years. This culture is famous for the incredible art crafts and flamboyant attires.
Tzotzil women implement old millenary techniques passed on from mother to daughter in a tradition that traces back to hundreds of generations. For some indigenous cultures art crafts are a way to support their communities in an already very divided Mexican society.
Probably the largest change in the entire history of the Tzotzil is happening today as they are abandoning their traditional lands. To some extent this is the same global trend that we see among rural people everywhere and is driven by economic necessity.
Our Footprint
As a new emerging cruelty free company we are worried about our footprint on the planet and are committed with the environment. After looking into options for materials to which we could apply the artisans artwork; we leaned towards working with nylon made out of recycled plastic. We are planning in our future lines to work with more and more eco friendly methods and products.
We decided to recycle old Xozil pet accessories in working conditions, give them a little retouch and donate to the doggies in shelters. If the product can’t be donated we take the responsibility of disposing them at ethical recycling centres. So please send it back when you no longer need it (we’ll pay for the shipping) and we will donate or recycle them for you.