Originally Posted by
SinVoz
wrong...wrong...wrong
Think about it from a supply and demand stand point. If you purchase any part of a cow, you are perpetuating the killing of more cows by supporting the industry. The higher the value of a cow goes, the more cows will be slaughtered until the supply and demand hit equilibrium. That being said, we aren't discussing cheap leather here, we are talking about high-quality high-priced leather.
Until you can demonstrate that the need for leather is outstripping (no pun intended) the number of cows being slaughter for meat, your argument has no merit. I look at it as efficiency.
Man is not a herbivore.
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