They weren't killing cows to make watch bands and phone cases, it was using byproducts from already dead animals. I guess you're happy they will toss those parts of poor Bessie into the trash instead of putting them to use though?
Okay, can we meat eaters please quit perpetuating white lies like this?
I’m not advocating for going vegan. But I’m pretty sure every animal utilized in the food or clothing industry has suffered at some point, or at the very least lived a terrible life, with no access to open spaces, pumped with antibiotics, etc.
The various industries and corporations want as much leather as possible at the lowest possible price, and there’s no time or money to treat animals well.
I get that most people don’t care despite knowing this. We just want the finer things, preferably at a discount.
But can we please stop this kind of “we’re doing the animal a favor by using all of it, we’re really just helping it” kind of reasoning?
The cow was bred to get be processed into meat, leather, gelatin, etc. There’s nothing good about this for the cow, it’s entirely done for human interests with next to no regard for the well-being of the animal while it’s alive or being killed.
