Leather content on denim jeans

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Message: 16

Thu, 30 May 2002 19:53:25 -0000

Hi,

 

AAAAAGH!!!

 

I never even thought about the leather patch on jeans...but you're right. What

do I do now? I live in jeans!

 

I always prided myself on being totally vegan - I won't purchase any food,

toiletries, cleaning stuff etc with animal content, and I don't wear leather,

wool etc. But now I realise there are several pairs of jeans in my wardrobe with

little leather patches on them that I didn't even look at.

 

*sigh*

 

When will this world get the point? You can't just abuse and use as you see fit!

It just doesn't work, and does no-one any good (apart from the multi-nationals

who are getting fatter and richer day by day).

 

Well, for now I'll cut all the patches off myjeans, but I'll have to start

looking for a jean-alternative with no leather. If I can't find anything,

second-hand will have to do. But the very reason I wear jeans is because I can't

wear traditional women's trousers or skirts - I'm nearly 6 ft tall, very

long-legged, and nothing is long enough in the women's department (I wear men's

jeans). Skirts just look scandalous. Not ideal when you work in a software

company with a whole bunch of men!

 

Suggestions, anyone?

 

Still, thanks to Persistent Dreamer for pointing this out. I'd rather be

inconvenienced and have my eyes open, than live in ignorant bliss and harm

animals.

 

Cheers,

 

Leanne XXX

http://www.veganforlife.org

 

 

 

 

" persistant_dreamer " <persistant_dreamer

Vegan shoes

 

Theres a place in Totnes in Devon that do Vegan footwear too...

http://www.greenshoes.co.uk/ is their website - they do some great

styles.

 

As to the leather jacket thing... I did wear some leather shoes until

they wore out, but felt very guilty the whole time. Now I don't even

buy jeans anymore, since they always have the little leather patch on

them - doesn't sound like a big deal to most people. but it annoys

the hell out of me that I cannot buy jeans which do not contribute to

the annual slaughter of thousands of animals!

 

If I wasn't a pacifist, and vegan, I'd definitely slap some people

around for this kind of crass, commercial, non-thinking behaviour.

 

Wallets, belts and watches is another tricky area - even canvass

belts are usually " ornamented " with leather, ditto watch straps and

wallets... what is it with people that they need dead animal skin in

everything they buy??

 

Rant Over!

 

Gary