An article on humans cruelty on animal for their fur and skin
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years and billions of animals are brutally slaughtered each year for the clothing industry. Mass production of fur and leather items has created a cruel system of farming, trapping, and skinning and, has sparked uproar among animal rights activists.
Leather is probably one of the most fashionable fabrics used in clothing. Leather jackets, coats, gloves, boots… Few people actually realise they are wearing the skins of animals who have been killed in the millions to feed such inhumane production. Where does leather come from? To start with, your leather almost certainly is sourced from China or India. They can be ripped from cattle or even unborn calves. No way to be absolutely sure when buying mainstream leather. But even before this occurs, they need to be transported to the factories. The animals are often made to walk for days without rest, food and water. They are thrashed or injured to keep them walking despite the dehydration. Many of them perish even before reaching the factory. Once the animals get there, they are kept in narrow enclosures, where they may be castrated without anaesthesia, dehorned or branded. They then face the inevitability of the slaughterhouses. They are hanged upside down, still alive, and they are made to bleed to death before their skin is carved out. It is then treated using extremely dangerous chemicals. According to The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in the USA, cancer risk was higher near tanneries due to such chemicals being used. The workers there undoubtedly are in contact with these chemicals and their health could be at risk. Leather is exported by countries such as Kenya, Hong Kong or Spain.
Wool is another worldwide fabric used to make cosy, comfortable and warm garments which are specially used during winter seasons. However, contrary to popular beliefs, sheep do not need to be sheared. Sheep naturally produce the right amount of wool they need to protect themselves from weather conditions. Furthermore, shearing usually needs to be done before spring, before they instinctively shed their winter coat. However, due to the fact that shearing too late is equal to loss of wool and ultimately a decrease in profits for industries, most sheep are sheared when it’s still cold and an estimated 1 million sheep die from exposure. Australia is famous for the production of merino wool, but few known about mulesing. Sheep in Australia are specifically bred to have wrinkled skin which will increase wool production. This skin is prone to flystrike, a condition in which flies lay eggs in the skin and the maggots eat the sheep alive. To prevent this, farmers cut huge pieces of skin from the buttock area