essell@lemmy.world to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · edit-25 days agoIt's a rule that the existence of vegan shoes implies the existence of carnivorous shoeslemmy.worldimagemessage-square74linkfedilinkarrow-up1315arrow-down142
arrow-up1273arrow-down1imageIt's a rule that the existence of vegan shoes implies the existence of carnivorous shoeslemmy.worldessell@lemmy.world to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · edit-25 days agomessage-square74linkfedilink
minus-squarepotter2010@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down4·5 days agoDepending on the reason for being vegan. For animal rights/ethics, yes. For health/climate, potentially less so.
minus-squareirelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·4 days agoGenuine question: Is avoiding leather really that great? Leather seems much more durable than plastic, and its from a part of the animal thats really just thrown away anyway.
minus-square🦄🦄🦄@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 days ago making the leather is a horrible process, making skin into the product you know requires a lot of chemicals that aren’t great for the environment Leather is not necessarily a byproduct but a coproduct.
minus-squareirelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoThanks for answering! For the environment thing, would making leather clothes be worse than making plastic clothes?
Depending on the reason for being vegan.
For animal rights/ethics, yes.
For health/climate, potentially less so.
Genuine question: Is avoiding leather really that great? Leather seems much more durable than plastic, and its from a part of the animal thats really just thrown away anyway.
making the leather is a horrible process, making skin into the product you know requires a lot of chemicals that aren’t great for the environment
Leather is not necessarily a byproduct but a coproduct.
Thanks for answering!
For the environment thing, would making leather clothes be worse than making plastic clothes?