Fw: Is a pair of shoes worth the life of an animal?

[Guest guest]

Vote with your pocket book.

 

If you live in India, it is so easy to get fabulous non-leather shoes.

Bata have the Reflexology range (black slip-ons) and Action have their

Milano range (black and brown slip ons) which are great formal shoes

for a fraction of the cost of the leather alternative and it is great

for the

environment and for the animals.

 

The leather industry is one of the most power intensive industries and

one of the most polluting. Ambur and Vellore in Tamil Nadu have had

their water sources poisoned with heavy metals and this will remain

unusable for drinking and cooking for the next fifty years or more,

even if no further pollutants from the leather industry go into the

ground.

 

For those in the leather industry who try to tell you that leather is a

" natural " product and synthetic materials are non-biodegradable, please

correct them and them that the entire tanning process is only to convert

a

bio-degradable material called skin into a non-biodegradable product

called

leather - at great expense of animal and human suffering and with major

environmental impact.

 

If you are a vegetarian or even a non-beef eater in India, remember

that, to be

consistent, if you do not eat her flesh, you should not be wearing her

skin.

 

S. Chinny Krishna

 

 

 

aapn [aapn ] On Behalf Of

JBF(INDIA)

05 March 2009 20:08

AAPN

Fw: Is a pair of shoes worth the life of an animal?

 

 

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Is a pair of shoes worth the life of an animal?

jbfindia (AT) (DOT) <jbfindia%40.co.uk> co.uk

Thursday, 5 March, 2009, 5:47 PM

 

Dear Dr.Sashanka ,

 

Lots of people who would never dream of wearing fur don't think about

the enormous cruelty that goes into every leather jacket, bag, belt or

pair of shoes. But every leather item was also once the skin of an

animal who was violently killed as part of the international skins

trade.

 

Don't let the suffering of these and other animals go unnoticed -

please make a generous donation to PETA today to help put this issue on

the map and reduce suffering.

 

Believe it or not, Indian cows are among the animals abused for their

skins. I personally followed the cattle trail in the south of India -

one of the world's top leather exporters - where I witnessed some of the

saddest scenes imaginable. On our website, you can view the video

footage taken on that gruelling trip. I urge you to watch the video now

and see for yourself the terrible cruelty which I saw during my

investigation.

 

It shows frail cows who are forced to walk miles in the heat and dust

without a drop of water or any food. When the exhausted cows become too

weak to stand, hot chilli peppers are rubbed into their eyes. Their

tails are broken, segment by segment, to force them to move again out of

sheer pain. Later, the animals are piled into trucks, the weak trampled

by those still able to stand up, and calves and sick cows are often

crushed to death or gouged by the long horns of the other animals. When

the survivors arrive at the slaughterhouse confused, exhausted and

terrified, they are killed in full view of each other - sometimes by

children armed with dull knives - and are stripped of their skin, often

while they are still conscious.

 

Animal protection laws are rarely enforced, and police and border guard

corruption is rampant, so these sensitive animals - theoretically held

sacred in India - are treated without mercy or compassion.

 

Please help stop the suffering of these and other vulnerable animals by

donating to PETA's campaign today.

 

Because so much leather is imported to British shops from India and

China - where conditions are at least as appalling - we must take

responsibility for reforming this abhorrent industry. That's why PETA

and our affiliates around the world are working hard to end their

suffering as well as to draw attention to alternatives to wearing

leather! Your online donation today will help us do just that - and

reach across borders to wherever animals are being harmed.

 

Pressure from PETA affiliates has already convinced international

fashion retailers and designers, including Gap, Gucci, Nike, Reebok,

Adidas and Kenneth Cole, to stop using Indian and Chinese leather.

 

Leading names in the fashion industry are now speaking out, thanks to

the efforts of PETA and its affiliates. The very kind Tim Gunn, the

chief creative officer for the international fashion house Liz Claiborne

Inc. and presenter of TV's Project Catwalk, recently teamed up with PETA

US to create a new video aimed at showing clothing designers exactly how

animals are cruelly killed for their skin, wool or fur. The video,

called " Fashion Victims " , shows horrific footage of animals who have

large chunks of skin and flesh cut from their rumps without anything to

dull the pain . others have their throats cut and the skin torn from

their bodies whilst they are still conscious . still others are caught

in steel traps and left to drown while desperately struggling to break

free . and worse, if you can possibly imagine it. All for the sake of

greed and a " look " .

 

Just days after receiving the video from Tim Gunn, Donna Karan released

a statement saying that her autumn collection will be fur-free and that

she has " no plans " to use fur in the future. A victory!

 

We're also persuading shoppers to buy cruelty-free. Through our online

advocacy campaigns, PETA and our affiliates reach millions of people

every month (more than all other animal rights organisations in the

world combined) with our powerful message about the misery and death

that goes into every leather jacket, handbag and pair of boots.

 

We need your help to achieve relief for India's cows - as well as all

other animals there, in China and elsewhere - who suffer terribly for

the theft of their skin, wool and fur. Please help PETA shake up the

international trade in skins and end other animal abuse by donating

online now. Thank you for helping our work today.

 

Kind regards,

 

Ingrid E Newkirk

Founder

 

PS Cows are gentle, sensitive individuals, but there is nothing gentle

or sensitive about the way they are treated by the leather industry. We

are their hope. Please give as generously as you possibly can to PETA

today. Your donation will help us reduce their use and abuse - and stop

the suffering of other animals destined to become a pair of shoes, a

bag, belt, seat cover or jacket.

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

But isn't Bata's position dichotomous Dr Krishna? I mean Bata does advertise

leather very visibly, it is their mainstay. I do not know about Action

though.

 

On 3/7/09, Dr. Chinny Krishna <drkrishna wrote:

>

> Vote with your pocket book.

>

> If you live in India, it is so easy to get fabulous non-leather shoes.

> Bata have the Reflexology range (black slip-ons) and Action have their

> Milano range (black and brown slip ons) which are great formal shoes

> for a fraction of the cost of the leather alternative and it is great

> for the

> environment and for the animals.

>

> The leather industry is one of the most power intensive industries and

> one of the most polluting. Ambur and Vellore in Tamil Nadu have had

> their water sources poisoned with heavy metals and this will remain

> unusable for drinking and cooking for the next fifty years or more,

> even if no further pollutants from the leather industry go into the

> ground.

>

> For those in the leather industry who try to tell you that leather is a

> " natural " product and synthetic materials are non-biodegradable, please

> correct them and them that the entire tanning process is only to convert

> a

> bio-degradable material called skin into a non-biodegradable product

> called

> leather - at great expense of animal and human suffering and with major

> environmental impact.

>

> If you are a vegetarian or even a non-beef eater in India, remember

> that, to be

> consistent, if you do not eat her flesh, you should not be wearing her

> skin.

>

> S. Chinny Krishna

>

>

>

> aapn <aapn%40> [

> aapn <aapn%40>] On Behalf Of

> JBF(INDIA)

> 05 March 2009 20:08

> AAPN

> Fw: Is a pair of shoes worth the life of an animal?

>

>

> --- On Thu, 5/3/09, PETA Europe <newsmanager@

> <newsmanager%40peta.org.uk <newsmanager%2540peta.org.uk>>

> peta.org.uk> wrote:

>

> PETA Europe <newsmanager@

<newsmanager%40peta.org.uk<newsmanager%2540peta.org.uk>

> >

> peta.org.uk>

> Is a pair of shoes worth the life of an animal?

> jbfindia (AT) (DOT) <jbfindia%40.co.uk<jbfindia%2540.co.uk>>

> co.uk

> Thursday, 5 March, 2009, 5:47 PM

>

> Dear Dr.Sashanka ,

>

> Lots of people who would never dream of wearing fur don't think about

> the enormous cruelty that goes into every leather jacket, bag, belt or

> pair of shoes. But every leather item was also once the skin of an

> animal who was violently killed as part of the international skins

> trade.

>

> Don't let the suffering of these and other animals go unnoticed -

> please make a generous donation to PETA today to help put this issue on

> the map and reduce suffering.

>

> Believe it or not, Indian cows are among the animals abused for their

> skins. I personally followed the cattle trail in the south of India -

> one of the world's top leather exporters - where I witnessed some of the

> saddest scenes imaginable. On our website, you can view the video

> footage taken on that gruelling trip. I urge you to watch the video now

> and see for yourself the terrible cruelty which I saw during my

> investigation.

>

> It shows frail cows who are forced to walk miles in the heat and dust

> without a drop of water or any food. When the exhausted cows become too

> weak to stand, hot chilli peppers are rubbed into their eyes. Their

> tails are broken, segment by segment, to force them to move again out of

> sheer pain. Later, the animals are piled into trucks, the weak trampled

> by those still able to stand up, and calves and sick cows are often

> crushed to death or gouged by the long horns of the other animals. When

> the survivors arrive at the slaughterhouse confused, exhausted and

> terrified, they are killed in full view of each other - sometimes by

> children armed with dull knives - and are stripped of their skin, often

> while they are still conscious.

>

> Animal protection laws are rarely enforced, and police and border guard

> corruption is rampant, so these sensitive animals - theoretically held

> sacred in India - are treated without mercy or compassion.

>

> Please help stop the suffering of these and other vulnerable animals by

> donating to PETA's campaign today.

>

> Because so much leather is imported to British shops from India and

> China - where conditions are at least as appalling - we must take

> responsibility for reforming this abhorrent industry. That's why PETA

> and our affiliates around the world are working hard to end their

> suffering as well as to draw attention to alternatives to wearing

> leather! Your online donation today will help us do just that - and

> reach across borders to wherever animals are being harmed.

>

> Pressure from PETA affiliates has already convinced international

> fashion retailers and designers, including Gap, Gucci, Nike, Reebok,

> Adidas and Kenneth Cole, to stop using Indian and Chinese leather.

>

> Leading names in the fashion industry are now speaking out, thanks to

> the efforts of PETA and its affiliates. The very kind Tim Gunn, the

> chief creative officer for the international fashion house Liz Claiborne

> Inc. and presenter of TV's Project Catwalk, recently teamed up with PETA

> US to create a new video aimed at showing clothing designers exactly how

> animals are cruelly killed for their skin, wool or fur. The video,

> called " Fashion Victims " , shows horrific footage of animals who have

> large chunks of skin and flesh cut from their rumps without anything to

> dull the pain . others have their throats cut and the skin torn from

> their bodies whilst they are still conscious . still others are caught

> in steel traps and left to drown while desperately struggling to break

> free . and worse, if you can possibly imagine it. All for the sake of

> greed and a " look " .

>

> Just days after receiving the video from Tim Gunn, Donna Karan released

> a statement saying that her autumn collection will be fur-free and that

> she has " no plans " to use fur in the future. A victory!

>

> We're also persuading shoppers to buy cruelty-free. Through our online

> advocacy campaigns, PETA and our affiliates reach millions of people

> every month (more than all other animal rights organisations in the

> world combined) with our powerful message about the misery and death

> that goes into every leather jacket, handbag and pair of boots.

>

> We need your help to achieve relief for India's cows - as well as all

> other animals there, in China and elsewhere - who suffer terribly for

> the theft of their skin, wool and fur. Please help PETA shake up the

> international trade in skins and end other animal abuse by donating

> online now. Thank you for helping our work today.

>

> Kind regards,

>

> Ingrid E Newkirk

> Founder

>

> PS Cows are gentle, sensitive individuals, but there is nothing gentle

> or sensitive about the way they are treated by the leather industry. We

> are their hope. Please give as generously as you possibly can to PETA

> today. Your donation will help us reduce their use and abuse - and stop

> the suffering of other animals destined to become a pair of shoes, a

> bag, belt, seat cover or jacket.

[Guest guest]

It certainly is. But when we went to AfA at Bali, we were vegetarian,

weren't we?

In a mainly non-vegetarian hotel.

 

Regards

 

Chinny Krishna

 

> But isn't Bata's position dichotomous Dr Krishna? I mean Bata does

> advertise

> leather very visibly, it is their mainstay. I do not know about Action

> though.

>

> On 3/7/09, Dr. Chinny Krishna <drkrishna wrote:

>>

>> Vote with your pocket book.

>>

>> If you live in India, it is so easy to get fabulous non-leather shoes.

>> Bata have the Reflexology range (black slip-ons) and Action have their

>> Milano range (black and brown slip ons) which are great formal shoes

>> for a fraction of the cost of the leather alternative and it is great

>> for the

>> environment and for the animals.

>>

>> The leather industry is one of the most power intensive industries and

>> one of the most polluting. Ambur and Vellore in Tamil Nadu have had

>> their water sources poisoned with heavy metals and this will remain

>> unusable for drinking and cooking for the next fifty years or more,

>> even if no further pollutants from the leather industry go into the

>> ground.

>>

>> For those in the leather industry who try to tell you that leather is a

>> " natural " product and synthetic materials are non-biodegradable, please

>> correct them and them that the entire tanning process is only to convert

>> a

>> bio-degradable material called skin into a non-biodegradable product

>> called

>> leather - at great expense of animal and human suffering and with major

>> environmental impact.

>>

>> If you are a vegetarian or even a non-beef eater in India, remember

>> that, to be

>> consistent, if you do not eat her flesh, you should not be wearing her

>> skin.

>>

>> S. Chinny Krishna