hi, i’m stella mccartney for peta. if you’relike me, you’ve sworn off fur because you know about the gruesome ways animals sufferand die for fur fashions. but what about leather? that’s something people don’t think aboutas much. anyone who cares about animals, or the environment, should become informed consumerson this issue. it’s widely known why i don’t use fur, but please let me share with youwhy i made the decision to shed leather. our
snake skin wallet for men, aim is not to tell you what to wear, but togive you the facts so you can make informed decisions the next time you’re consideringbuying leather. in the u.s., most animals whose skin is turned into leather suffer extremecrowding, confinement, deprivation, castration, branding, tail docking, and dehorning, allwithout any pain killers. in slaughter houses,
as you can see here, animals often have theirthroats cut and are skinned and dismembered while they are still alive. leather isn’ta by-product; it is the most important co-product of the meat industry. which means that buyingleather directly contributes to the horrors of intensive factory farming. millions ofanimals die for the sake of fashion every year. in india, which is where most of theworld’s leather comes from, cows often march hundreds of miles to slaughter through dustand extreme heat without a drop of water or a single bite of food. workers break cows’tails and rub chili-pepper into their eyes in order to force them to get up and keepon walking after they have collapsed from exhaustion. in order to preserve animal skins,companies use tons of toxic chemicals that
can end up in nearby soil and water supplies.the toxic groundwater near tanneries has caused health problems for residents in surroundingareas. the cdc found that the incident of leukemia among residents near one tannerywas five times the national average. arsenic, a common tannery chemical, has long been associatedwith lung cancer and workers are exposed to it on a regular basis. studies of leathertannery workers in sweden and italy found cancer risks between 20% and 50% above normalrates. as a designer, i like to work with fabrics that don’t bleed. that’s why iavoid all animal skins. please join me in exploring the huge variety of fashionableshoes, belts, purses, and wallets that aren’t
the product of a cow’s violent death. youcan buy cruelty free fashion all over the
place now, since the demand is always increasingas people learn the dark truth about the fur, leather, and exotic skin’s trade. pleasevisit peta.org for more information. thank you.
