So much love. I dont understand how anyone can support the skin being torn off this beautiful animal, or any animal for that matter, so they can wear fur. If you own clothing & accessories & are unsure of what they are made out of, do your research. Everything has a process, and by buying these products, we are supporting this... Angora rabbits are strapped to a board for shearing, kicking powerfully in protest. The clippers inevitably bite into their flesh, with bloody results. Angoras have very delicate foot pads, making life on a wire cage floor excruciating and ulcerated feet a common condition. Because male Angora rabbits have only 75 to 80 percent of the fur yield of females, they are killed at birth on many farms. Cashmere is hair that is shorn from cashmere goats’ underbellies. These goats are often kept on farms where they are dehorned and castrated and have their ears notched without anesthesia. Most goats are sold for their flesh after shearing. Karakul Lamb Fur also called “astrakhan,” “broadtail,” or “Persian wool,” karakul lamb fur comes from lambs who were killed as newborns or while still in their mothers’ wombs. Because their unique, highly prized curly fur begins to unwind and straighten within three days of birth, many karakul lambs are slaughtered when they are only 1 or 2 days old. In order to get a karakul fetus’ hide—which is called “broadtail” in the industry and which is valued for its exceptional smoothness—the mother’s throat is cut and her abdomen slashed open to remove the developing lamb. Vicuña are llamas & camels. To obtain their wool, wild vicuñas are typically herded into a V-shaped “funnel trap.” This process is terrifying for these shy animals. Panicked vicuñas have even been known to break their necks during herding by crashing into fences. Their ears are then tagged, without the benefit of painkillers, before the animals are restrained and shorn with electric clippers. The shearers usually only leave the hair on the animals’ bellies and chests, which isn’t enough to protect them from the extreme heat and cold of the Andes. Shahtoosh, often used to make shawls, is made from the endangered Tibetan antelope, or chiru. Chiru cannot be domesticated and must be killed in order to obtain their wool. As many as 20,000 chiru are killed every year for their wool. And evidently, I could go on & on.... We have the benefits of the internet, and knowledge right at our fingertips. Instead of looking at pictures of pretty girls wearing all of these tortured animals, why not be the better human, and not buy into all these trends. You, as an individual are much more powerful than you think. What you support, what you think, what you consume, & the truths that you avoid have a greater effect on this world than you think. Care more, be present, give love, find out the truths behind all the bullshit. All of this information is from --> Read more: peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-clothing/animals-used-skins/#ixzz2vxWuCFZD
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 17:32:56 +0000
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