Comments on: Living a Compassionate Vegetarian Life without Wool, Leather and Fur http://www.hungryherbivores.com/2009/10/16/living-a-compassionate-vegetarian-life-without-wool-leather-and-fur/ Plants don't scream. It's a revolution. Get in on the ground floor. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:04:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Stacey http://www.hungryherbivores.com/2009/10/16/living-a-compassionate-vegetarian-life-without-wool-leather-and-fur/comment-page-1/#comment-1357 Stacey Sat, 08 May 2010 00:45:22 +0000 http://www.hungryherbivores.com/?p=664#comment-1357 Thanks for this post! I'm glad to see others like myself trying to educate others about animal cruelty and suffering. I am a vegetarian and I do not wear animals -- including leather. Many people feel strongly against fur but why not leather? There is no difference. It is dead skin taken from a once living, breathing animal. There is just as much suffering in the leather/meat industry as there is in the fur industry. I wish more people would realize this, wake up, change their way of thinking, find some compassion for the animals who suffer to provide this and buy on a kinder note. It is possible. I admit I was raised in a meat-eating family and used to wear leather, etc. Since I turned vegetarian in 1998, I have left all of that behind and feel much better about myself. Thanks for this post! I’m glad to see others like myself trying to educate others about animal cruelty and suffering. I am a vegetarian and I do not wear animals — including leather. Many people feel strongly against fur but why not leather? There is no difference. It is dead skin taken from a once living, breathing animal. There is just as much suffering in the leather/meat industry as there is in the fur industry. I wish more people would realize this, wake up, change their way of thinking, find some compassion for the animals who suffer to provide this and buy on a kinder note. It is possible. I admit I was raised in a meat-eating family and used to wear leather, etc. Since I turned vegetarian in 1998, I have left all of that behind and feel much better about myself.

]]> By: J Kipp Lanning http://www.hungryherbivores.com/2009/10/16/living-a-compassionate-vegetarian-life-without-wool-leather-and-fur/comment-page-1/#comment-337 J Kipp Lanning Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:17:59 +0000 http://www.hungryherbivores.com/?p=664#comment-337 While I agree and limit my leather purchases (including one of my motorcycle jackets which is Kevlar) the common replacement is some kind of plastic creation which is pollution intensive, doesn't degrade, and often doesn't last (poor durability). While buying leather and wool for status is a definite marketing trap - I wonder if there aren't times that buying leather can be an ethical choice? Perhaps this is a paper and plastic dilemma. Rather than choose - reuse, reduce, and recycle? Kipp While I agree and limit my leather purchases (including one of my motorcycle jackets which is Kevlar) the common replacement is some kind of plastic creation which is pollution intensive, doesn’t degrade, and often doesn’t last (poor durability). While buying leather and wool for status is a definite marketing trap – I wonder if there aren’t times that buying leather can be an ethical choice? Perhaps this is a paper and plastic dilemma. Rather than choose – reuse, reduce, and recycle?

Kipp

]]> By: Linda http://www.hungryherbivores.com/2009/10/16/living-a-compassionate-vegetarian-life-without-wool-leather-and-fur/comment-page-1/#comment-311 Linda Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:48:18 +0000 http://www.hungryherbivores.com/?p=664#comment-311 Thanks for the information, Josie! Thanks for the information, Josie!

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