first off, samsa...a brief snippet "Perhaps I should start with the most obvious myth. Sheep need to be sheared. OK, so sheep do grow wool naturally. This is where the parallel between myth and truth stops. Sheep grow wool as protection for themselves. As a result, they have evolved to grow just enough wool for protection from the cold and to keep cool in the summer. Wild sheep do not need to be sheared. Their time of shedding occurs when it is of benefit to them. In Australia, domestic sheep are shorn in spring, after lambing, before they would naturally shed their winter coats. To get all the shearing done in time, it starts before it is healthy for the sheep. As a result, an estimated one million sheep die from exposure after premature shearing. Not only is the time of shearing unsuitable for the sheep, but the way in which it is done can be quite damaging for the sheep;"...flies feed on shearing wounds or the thin, exposed skin which delays wound healing or causes wounds..."

and Robb...i call bull****. not consuming synthetics is just a gross perversion of any reality. if you really want to boil it down, most pesticides are synthetic...you don't eat produce? but yeah, aside from that, i just HIGHLY doubt that is true.


BUT, i have definitely used leather saddles in the past. both used and free. never paid for a leather saddle. (and freeganism sucks, so don't call me that) it is what you make it.