The Price Of Leather.

A sad state of affairs.

Funny how it took me so long to actualize what it means to buy leather. Leather shoes, leather bag or good forbid, leather pants. Where it came from hardly anyone batted an eyelid except when it involved exotic animals such as crocodile or snake. The whole world ( well almost ) was up in arms about crocodile leather goods even though no one had ever cuddled a crocodile and lived to tell the tale. What about the hide we take from those animals we do hug and cuddle?

At the moment there are a few documentaries doing the rounds online and in the news. The sheer horror and terror that cows and pigs go through just to be skinned so that we can put them on our feet. I for one can't watch any of it without bursting into tears. Since becoming vegan the perpetuated illusion that animals don't mind being served on our plates or on our feet has evaporated. Animals have feelings and are intelligent beings. A pig is even more intelligent than a dog or a cat.

A lot of people are outraged about the documentary, posting and sharing comments yet, sadly, they will keep on buying leather, keep on eating meat and keep on drinking milk. All they are upset about is that the killing of these animals is so barbaric and somehow they want the killing just to be a bit more humane! How has humanity ended up like this?

A slew of celebrities are coming out as new vegans ( hurrah ) and cementing the fact that apart from being cruel, eating meat, dairy, eggs and fish is a driving factor in destroying our planet. Let's hope that they will sway some of their fans to do the same. Each and every one of us can make a difference to an animals life...

Biggi