XPost: alt.animals.ethics.vegetarian   
      
   On Sun, 25 Dec 2011 14:51:52 -0800, "Dutch"  wrote:   
      
   >"Jahbulon"  wrote   
   >> "Dutch"  wrote in news:1vMJq.2356$zj4.908@newsfe03.iad:   
   >>   
   >>> Abstaining from the use of leather is largely symbolic,   
   >>> the alternatives are not necessarily any better.   
   >>   
   >> Thank you.  What do you recommend?   
   >   
   >Leather works better and lasts longer than anything else, is a natural   
   >product, so from environmental and utilitarian points of view it is hard to   
   >beat.   
      
       It's a byproduct so you should reassure him that no additional livestock   
   animals live and die because of leather, or pet food. Unless you want to now   
   try   
   to pretend there are...LOL...livestock raised only to become leather like you   
   want people to believe there are for pet food.   
      
   >>  Suicide is the end point of Jainism,   
   >> isn't it?   
   >   
   >I don't know, life is about compromises. In any case I would not base my   
   >decisions on simplistic notions like "veganism".   
      
       You used to and of course my guess is you still do to whatever extent,   
   since   
   you do so much that ONLY eliminationists have any decent reason to do.   
      
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