▲ 92 ▼ Leather Carbon Footprint Is Over 12 Times Larger than that of Vegan Alternatives (veganfta.com) submitted 1 week ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to c/vegan@slrpnk.net 23 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 week ago (1 child) why not use any of the million natural alternatives? Care to elucidate us? permalink fedilink source hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ValarieLenin@midwest.social 1 point 1 week ago Idk leather is a goated material to protect from roadrash, and you would be hard pressed to find a better fabric insulator than wool. It just breaks our heart that the creatures that evolved to create these miraculous materials are being tortured and murdered for their bodies. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ValarieLenin@midwest.social 1 point 1 week ago Idk leather is a goated material to protect from roadrash, and you would be hard pressed to find a better fabric insulator than wool. It just breaks our heart that the creatures that evolved to create these miraculous materials are being tortured and murdered for their bodies. permalink fedilink source parent