A new study has revealed the negative climate impact of animal leather, showing that its carbon footprint is more than 12 times larger than that of non-animal alternatives. The researchers from New…
While I appreciate the alternative viewpoint, I’m not sure their model is accurate.
The economic incentives are causative. Nobody is raising cattle primarily to slaughter them for leather.
(Not that it changes the ethical framework fundamentally, if you have any kind of problem with the cattle industry avoiding leather is logically consistent.)
While I appreciate the alternative viewpoint, I’m not sure their model is accurate.
The economic incentives are causative. Nobody is raising cattle primarily to slaughter them for leather.
(Not that it changes the ethical framework fundamentally, if you have any kind of problem with the cattle industry avoiding leather is logically consistent.)