essell@lemmy.world to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · edit-21 day agoIt's a rule that the existence of vegan shoes implies the existence of carnivorous shoeslemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkIt's a rule that the existence of vegan shoes implies the existence of carnivorous shoeslemmy.worldessell@lemmy.world to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · edit-21 day agomessage-square54fedilink
minus-squarepotter2010@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 day agoDepending on the reason for being vegan. For animal rights/ethics, yes. For health/climate, potentially less so.
minus-squareirelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 hours 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-up0·4 hours 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.
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.