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gizmo · August 5th, 2008, 12:19 PM

Yeah, poor gators. I'm don't like it when animals are killed just for their skin--vs. animals slaughtered for the meat whose skins are then used to make leather goods. For example, the ostrich, which I read is bred and killed for the skin to make handbags. Leather is a tough issue for me because I've been a vegetarian for 18 years and, on top of that, I'm absolutely crazy about animals

, so I can't stand animal cruetly of any kind. I don't own anything made of gators, snakes, ostriches (and I'm not judging anyone who does, btw), just leather from cattle. But how do I know under what conditions the cattle were killed?

This bothers me sometimes.

August 5th, 2008, 12:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
gizmo Official Bagista Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,053	Re: Transformation: Raw Alligator to Oscar de la Renta Designer Bag Yeah, poor gators. I'm don't like it when animals are killed just for their skin--vs. animals slaughtered for the meat whose skins are then used to make leather goods. For example, the ostrich, which I read is bred and killed for the skin to make handbags. Leather is a tough issue for me because I've been a vegetarian for 18 years and, on top of that, I'm absolutely crazy about animals , so I can't stand animal cruetly of any kind. I don't own anything made of gators, snakes, ostriches (and I'm not judging anyone who does, btw), just leather from cattle. But how do I know under what conditions the cattle were killed? This bothers me sometimes. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]