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Leather is a material created through the tanning of hides and skins of animals, primarily cattlehide. The tanning process converts the putrescible skin into a durable, long-lasting and versatile nat...
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Thread: does leather *really* come from beef cows? ... Better Leather from Babies ... i've heard a lot of people rationalize their use of leather with the idea that the skin is simply a discard from the cows that are slaughter for food. is that true, or are there cows specifically bred for leather and leather only?
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what animal does leather come from?? and is leathe ... what animal does leather come from?? and is leather better than pleather?? ... Leather is the tanned hide or skin of any animal so it can come from anything with a skin: Cows, deer, sheep, fish, frogs, snake, buffalo etc. etc. Pleather is artificial leather or plastic/vinyl...
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Most consumers mistakenly assume that leather is merely a by-product of the meat industry, and that buying leather clothing does not increase the number of animals slaughtered. However, this belief ignores the economic interdependence of factory farming and the leather trade.
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I happen to like meat and eat it regularly, but I am opposed to animal cruelty. I grew up on a farm, so I'm not sure if my definition of animal cruelty is the same as yours. But anyways, leather is typically cow hide. When a cow is butchere...
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Leather is the skin (small) or hide (large) from any animal that is preserved at a tannery for further use. For furniture, the hides of cows and steer are used. These hides are used because they are large and plentiful. A key point to remem...
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