XPost: alt.animals.ethics.vegetarian   
      
   On Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:17:37 +0000 (UTC), Jahbulon    
   wrote:   
      
   >dh@. wrote in news:4canf71bkb6vucbaan91r2t0dlhsck6tch@4ax.com:   
   >   
   >>> Does leather only come from cows   
   >>   
   >> No, there are lots of different kinds. You could   
   >> find snake or alligator if   
   >> that makes you feel better.   
   >   
   >Thanks.   
   >   
   >What are the problems and advantages of leather replacements in the   
   >manufacture of shoes and belts?   
      
       Leather is made of byproducts that will be disposed of somehow whether   
   people buy leather or not. So when you buy leather you're paying for processed   
   waste, but if you buy a leather substitute you're likely to contribute to   
   deaths   
   which occur in order to produce the product you're buying. When you buy leather   
   you're not contributing to any wildlife deaths or suffering of cattle, because   
   those things are associated with food production NOT the production of leather,   
   and would occur just the same regardless of whether people buy leather or not.   
      
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