no leather on jeans?

[Guest guest]

I has heard that this path, at least on mnay US jeans, was not leather.

Cutting or tearing it lets you know for sure that is isn't leather; it seems

to be some paper-based material.

 

JonJ

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Actual GMO harms, how to avoid GMOs, and link to support US bill to require

labelling of GMOs.

 

 

 

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" Leanne Daharja Veitch " <daharja

<vegan-network >

Friday, May 31, 2002 9:04 PM

[100% veg*n ] Leather content on denim jeans

 

 

> 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

>

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