If your a vegetarian do you think it's okay to wear leather?!
If a person is against eating animals do you think there a hypocrite by wearing there skin!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
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No I think it's really hypocritical!. I don't understand why someone who finds it cruel to eat meat or fish, thinks it's ok to wear animal skins!. And I do know a couple of "vegetarians" who do quite happily wear leather - one even wears a leather coat (although the other has no problem with eating things with gelatine or rennet so I therefore she's not my kind of veggie!)
Anyway, I think we have quite a lot of alternative choice these days and I have used all three of these following sites - the last one is very reasonably priced and probably cheaper than a lot of leather shops!.
http://www!.vegetarian-shoes!.co!.uk/
http://www!.mooshoes!.com/
http://www!.alternativestores!.com/ethical!.!.!.
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Anyway, I think we have quite a lot of alternative choice these days and I have used all three of these following sites - the last one is very reasonably priced and probably cheaper than a lot of leather shops!.
http://www!.vegetarian-shoes!.co!.uk/
http://www!.mooshoes!.com/
http://www!.alternativestores!.com/ethical!.!.!.
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Honestly, for people who are vegetarian for moral reasons, I do think it is hypocritical to purchase leather!. Wearing leather things that you have from the past, or buying stuff second-hand is acceptable because it's not supporting the industry (I personally stopped wearing wearing the leather things I previously owned because it grossed me out to think of what it was!.!.!.)
I became vegetarian over 10 years ago, for strictly ethical reasons!. I rationalized that I would also eliminate any product that involved the death of the animal, not just 'meat!.' Therefore, I stopped eating anything with gelatin, rennet, lard, etc!. and stopped wearing and buying leather!.
I'm vegan now, so I haven't had any animal-produced products in a couple of years!.!.!. I now know that even the dairy and egg industries cause death as well, sometimes indirectly (as in veal calves produced by pregnant cows)!.
I have to sympathize with fellow veg*ns who don't buy leather, as it is really hard to find decent shoes that are all synthetic, especially if you live in smaller towns with fewer stores!. For me, though, it's worth it to know that I'm not wearing anything that an animal had to give it's life and skin for!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
I became vegetarian over 10 years ago, for strictly ethical reasons!. I rationalized that I would also eliminate any product that involved the death of the animal, not just 'meat!.' Therefore, I stopped eating anything with gelatin, rennet, lard, etc!. and stopped wearing and buying leather!.
I'm vegan now, so I haven't had any animal-produced products in a couple of years!.!.!. I now know that even the dairy and egg industries cause death as well, sometimes indirectly (as in veal calves produced by pregnant cows)!.
I have to sympathize with fellow veg*ns who don't buy leather, as it is really hard to find decent shoes that are all synthetic, especially if you live in smaller towns with fewer stores!. For me, though, it's worth it to know that I'm not wearing anything that an animal had to give it's life and skin for!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
its personal choice and also down to practicalities
Non leather footwear can be incredibly expensive (
for the good waterproof breathable types) If you have a vegetarian child with growing feet you may well opt for the leather shoes that are less expensive as they are going to be grown out of soon enough, and they fit well!.
Personally I would not wear leather jackets or coats but if someone was a vegetarian biker perhaps they would - as the clothing could sve their lives/limbs in a crash!.
If someone has taken the step to be vegetarian and stop consuming hundreds of animals over the course of a year - i would not condemn then as a hypocrite for wearing the odd bit of leather or seude!.
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Non leather footwear can be incredibly expensive (
for the good waterproof breathable types) If you have a vegetarian child with growing feet you may well opt for the leather shoes that are less expensive as they are going to be grown out of soon enough, and they fit well!.
Personally I would not wear leather jackets or coats but if someone was a vegetarian biker perhaps they would - as the clothing could sve their lives/limbs in a crash!.
If someone has taken the step to be vegetarian and stop consuming hundreds of animals over the course of a year - i would not condemn then as a hypocrite for wearing the odd bit of leather or seude!.
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I think ppl have to set there own boundaries and they shouldnt try to fit into a lable!. If the person individualy feels that they dont want to eat meat but they will wear leather then thats there own choice and its not being a hypocrite!.
Example- i dont think that vegetarians are hypocrites because they say they care about animal welfare but still wont become vegan!. Everyones got there own boundariesWww@FoodAQ@Com
Example- i dont think that vegetarians are hypocrites because they say they care about animal welfare but still wont become vegan!. Everyones got there own boundariesWww@FoodAQ@Com
Well, vegetarians by definition are mainly concerned with diet, vegetarianism has nothing to do with moral issues!.
Vegan has to do with diet and also larger moral issues!.
That's not to say vegetarians don't care about animals, but you can be a vegetarian and not care about anything except for what goes in your mouth!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Vegan has to do with diet and also larger moral issues!.
That's not to say vegetarians don't care about animals, but you can be a vegetarian and not care about anything except for what goes in your mouth!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Not necessarily a hypocrite!. I don't wear leather or fur or suede or sheepskin or similar, but that's my own personal preference!. I don't begrudge other vegetarians the right to wear it, if they so desire - it's just not for me!. I wouldn't expect vegans to wear it though, because they wouldn't exactly be being true to their professed lifestyle choice!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I don't know--what are your other options!?
If someone is buying designer leather bags or getting a leather interior in their third car, not okay at all!.
However, I hesitate to say it because I am vegan, but really!.!.!.most "faux leather" items like boots and belts are made of petroleum by-products!. That industry is harming the environment (and therefore causing animal suffering) in a major way!.
I think if you have a great pair of, say, riding boots that will last you another decade, keep them!. Don't give them away and buy a new, fake leather pair!. That's much less "vegetarian/vegan," I think!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
If someone is buying designer leather bags or getting a leather interior in their third car, not okay at all!.
However, I hesitate to say it because I am vegan, but really!.!.!.most "faux leather" items like boots and belts are made of petroleum by-products!. That industry is harming the environment (and therefore causing animal suffering) in a major way!.
I think if you have a great pair of, say, riding boots that will last you another decade, keep them!. Don't give them away and buy a new, fake leather pair!. That's much less "vegetarian/vegan," I think!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
There is no hypocrisy in wearing leather, vegetarian or not!. I think it is a question of personal preference!.
Good luck to you!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Good luck to you!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
People are vegetarians for many reasons and vegetarianism is a diet by definition, so vegetarians can wear leather if they choose to!. Vegans can't wear leather or any other animal byproduct!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
Yes, have you seen how they rip the skin off cows!? Sometimes they are still alive!. They go through a lot of pain and suffering for food and fashion!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
That would depend on their reasons for being vegetarian!.!.!.To each their ownWww@FoodAQ@Com
no for the first question
yes for the second questionWww@FoodAQ@Com
yes for the second questionWww@FoodAQ@Com
Hell for leather
Giving up meat turns down the heat, but the industry’s got another trick up its sleeve, down its shoe and in its handbag
by Michelle Preston
To wear leather or not to wear leather!? That is the question!. Some people say that because vegetarians simply do not eat meat and fish, it is ok to wear leather because it is only a by-product of the meat industry!. However, it is not as simple as that!
Even though leather is classed as a by-product it is still an important aspect of the meat trade: the skin/hide is worth about 10 per cent of the animal’s total value (1) and the leather industry earns ￡593 million a year in the UK (2)!.
Leather comes from farmed animals – mainly cattle – none of which reach the natural end of their lifespan and instead suffer on farms before meeting a violent, frightening death in a slaughterhouse!. Despite the seemingly idyllic scenes of cows in fields, they only represent a small part of the life of beef and dairy cows – both of whom are used for leather!. Beef cows are bred simply to eat, get big and die!. They are almost universally kept in housing in winter and there is also an increasing trend towards ‘year round housing’ - intensive farming for cows!. During the first week of their lives they are usually castrated and have their horn buds chemically burnt out!. They are fed drugs and a controlled diet to help gain weight quickly!. Selective breeding has also led to specialised cows whose health suffers from painful diseases brought on by their unnatural size and environment!.
Dairy cattle are among the most exploited animals on the planet!. Like every other mammal, cows only produce milk when they have offspring, so to increase productivity a dairy cow’s life is a constant cycle of pregnancy and lactation!. On top of this physical strain is the psychological stress when the calves are separated from the mothers!. After being allowed to suckle her colostrum – the first milk produced by the mother after birth which provides vital immunity to the calf -the calves are taken away within days in order to maximise the amount of milk available for humans!. A ‘productive’ dairy cow will supply up to 12,000 litres of milk a year (between 25 and 40 litres a day) – an unnatural amount and 10 times more than her calf could require!. Such excessive quantities place a huge burden on her, resulting in protruding pelvic and rib bones and massively distended udders!. The energy dairy cows lose is so great, that most only manage three lactations before being killed (3)!.
Leather production also has its own cruelty issues!. For example soft leather does not come from old cows but from calves, and the softest leather of all comes from unborn calves whose mothers have been slaughtered!. Despite supposedly humane stunning in abattoirs, millions of animals are still conscious when their throats are cut, and can be skinned alive!.
All things sacred
One of the biggest leather producers in the world is India and nearly 65 per cent of its leather and leather goods are exported to the EU -within which the UK is an important market (4)!. Many people in India are Hindu and consider cows as sacred!. However, investigations have revealed that much cruelty remains; including cows being goaded on to extremely crowded trucks, or made to walk between trucking points – beaten and forced to move forward by having chilli seeds rubbed into their eyes and their tails broken (5)!.
Wear and tear
As well as sharing the environmental destruction of the meat industry, leather production is itself a major source of pollution!. The preservation and manufacturing processes of the hides produce solid waste, such as dust, hair, trimmings and shavings, and also large volumes of effluent contaminated with toxic compounds such as aluminium, chromium sulphide and caustic soda!. Tanneries are often sited near rivers as tanning requires a constant supply of water (each tonne of hide needs 50 cubic metres of water), which will contain various polluting substances at the end of the process!. This solid and liquid waste is usually discharged into the rivers and can cause severe water pollution or even blockage and stagnation of water courses (6)!. The high oxygen demand created by the waste breaking down also disturbs the ecological balance of the area!. Oxygen is stripped from the water causing plants, bacteria, fish and even the river or stream itself to die, leading to the growth of toxic water conditions (7)!. The leather products themselves, once worn and discarded, decompose slowly because of the preservation treatment during manufacture – leading to a greater quantity of refuse!.
People who work in and live near tanneries suffer too!. Many are dying from cancer caused by exposure to the toxic chemicals used (8)!.
Foul fashions
Are you sitting comfortably!? On a leather cushion!? Wearing leather shoes!? Clutching a leather bag with your leather gloves!? From an early age we are told that leather equals luxury,Www@FoodAQ@Com
Giving up meat turns down the heat, but the industry’s got another trick up its sleeve, down its shoe and in its handbag
by Michelle Preston
To wear leather or not to wear leather!? That is the question!. Some people say that because vegetarians simply do not eat meat and fish, it is ok to wear leather because it is only a by-product of the meat industry!. However, it is not as simple as that!
Even though leather is classed as a by-product it is still an important aspect of the meat trade: the skin/hide is worth about 10 per cent of the animal’s total value (1) and the leather industry earns ￡593 million a year in the UK (2)!.
Leather comes from farmed animals – mainly cattle – none of which reach the natural end of their lifespan and instead suffer on farms before meeting a violent, frightening death in a slaughterhouse!. Despite the seemingly idyllic scenes of cows in fields, they only represent a small part of the life of beef and dairy cows – both of whom are used for leather!. Beef cows are bred simply to eat, get big and die!. They are almost universally kept in housing in winter and there is also an increasing trend towards ‘year round housing’ - intensive farming for cows!. During the first week of their lives they are usually castrated and have their horn buds chemically burnt out!. They are fed drugs and a controlled diet to help gain weight quickly!. Selective breeding has also led to specialised cows whose health suffers from painful diseases brought on by their unnatural size and environment!.
Dairy cattle are among the most exploited animals on the planet!. Like every other mammal, cows only produce milk when they have offspring, so to increase productivity a dairy cow’s life is a constant cycle of pregnancy and lactation!. On top of this physical strain is the psychological stress when the calves are separated from the mothers!. After being allowed to suckle her colostrum – the first milk produced by the mother after birth which provides vital immunity to the calf -the calves are taken away within days in order to maximise the amount of milk available for humans!. A ‘productive’ dairy cow will supply up to 12,000 litres of milk a year (between 25 and 40 litres a day) – an unnatural amount and 10 times more than her calf could require!. Such excessive quantities place a huge burden on her, resulting in protruding pelvic and rib bones and massively distended udders!. The energy dairy cows lose is so great, that most only manage three lactations before being killed (3)!.
Leather production also has its own cruelty issues!. For example soft leather does not come from old cows but from calves, and the softest leather of all comes from unborn calves whose mothers have been slaughtered!. Despite supposedly humane stunning in abattoirs, millions of animals are still conscious when their throats are cut, and can be skinned alive!.
All things sacred
One of the biggest leather producers in the world is India and nearly 65 per cent of its leather and leather goods are exported to the EU -within which the UK is an important market (4)!. Many people in India are Hindu and consider cows as sacred!. However, investigations have revealed that much cruelty remains; including cows being goaded on to extremely crowded trucks, or made to walk between trucking points – beaten and forced to move forward by having chilli seeds rubbed into their eyes and their tails broken (5)!.
Wear and tear
As well as sharing the environmental destruction of the meat industry, leather production is itself a major source of pollution!. The preservation and manufacturing processes of the hides produce solid waste, such as dust, hair, trimmings and shavings, and also large volumes of effluent contaminated with toxic compounds such as aluminium, chromium sulphide and caustic soda!. Tanneries are often sited near rivers as tanning requires a constant supply of water (each tonne of hide needs 50 cubic metres of water), which will contain various polluting substances at the end of the process!. This solid and liquid waste is usually discharged into the rivers and can cause severe water pollution or even blockage and stagnation of water courses (6)!. The high oxygen demand created by the waste breaking down also disturbs the ecological balance of the area!. Oxygen is stripped from the water causing plants, bacteria, fish and even the river or stream itself to die, leading to the growth of toxic water conditions (7)!. The leather products themselves, once worn and discarded, decompose slowly because of the preservation treatment during manufacture – leading to a greater quantity of refuse!.
People who work in and live near tanneries suffer too!. Many are dying from cancer caused by exposure to the toxic chemicals used (8)!.
Foul fashions
Are you sitting comfortably!? On a leather cushion!? Wearing leather shoes!? Clutching a leather bag with your leather gloves!? From an early age we are told that leather equals luxury,Www@FoodAQ@Com