Question

Animal activists oppose the present process of getting silk from the cocoons. why do you think they are against it??

Answer 1

This is because in the worms are killed in the process of obtaining silk from silk worms. The worms are killed to ensure that they do not interfere with the continuity of the silk produced from the cocoon when they pierce the cocoon as they merge from them. The larvae of the worms are killed either by being piercing or when the cocoons are dipped in boiling water . 

Answer 2

Answer:

The present process of extracting silk from the cocoons involves boiling and killing of cocoons. For obtaining 1 kg of silk, 5500 silkworms are killed. Animal activists are against this process, as it involves the killing of silkworms on a large scale.