Are Your Shoes Leather?

All you misguided people here human beings are hunter gatherers we have not evolved to be vegetarians. This is fact. Leather is the by product of the meat industry and no one kills a cow for its leather.

There is no humane leather. Animals are being treated as products and that is wrong. They are living beings have have lives of their own...it is NOT our right as a species to enslave all the animals. Go vegan it's the only way to save the world! Don't believe me? Just do some research it's true!

So. Let's review a moment. No killing of any animals ever? Do you realize that we'd soon be overrun by them? There are too many people on earth for that to be plausible. The population should be kept under 500000. Ever heard of the "Georgia Stone." Google that. I've been there I saw it. The man who bought it did so via a private holding company who gave the landowners alot of money for the land. It was not coverage in the media very much at all. How do we get from 6 billion to 500000? Alot of people are going to have to die. Are you hearing me? No one will talk about it..Even teachers. But I read book mu nephew have me He's 35 called A People's History of the United state"...and I can't remember who wrote it. It really made me think...not like school at all. By the way I'm 13 now.

Hi Anthony! I'm sorry I don't represent PETA but it's rare although certainly not unheard of that Jack responds to comments I can tell you as an animal rights activist though my personal understanding of it. If you look under PETA's FAQs they very specifically say that they have no problem with native peoples like tribal groups killing animals for food and clothing and survival in general. The reasons are obvious these people will die without this practice and the animals live in freedom until the day they are killed. Compare that with factory farming. It's wonderful that you try to buy from humane sources but cattle also produce methane which creates more global warming than methane although rice patty fields create even more methane. Also cow manure pollutes streams and kills lots of habitat that is needed by endangered species. If your son can tolerate it a vegetarian diet is great. Consult a nutritionist a good one. Be very careful. He's not at as much risk as a vegetarian reproductiveage girl but he's still growing. Proceed with caution. And don't force it on him. Going vegetarian yourself will set a good example. Again consult a nutritionist first. Don't cheat yourself. I was a careless vegetarian for 23 years and now have a bit of heart trouble for it. Again probably because I ignored my anemia for 15 years. But again female. My wonderful Native American Apache friend rehabilitates wildlife and if one of her patients passes away she honors them by using their skins and feathers in ceremonies. It's beautiful. But she acquired those skins by doing everything she could to save them. If a Native American kills an animal for food they will thank it for its sacrifice they do this with plants too!! and do all they can to avoid polluting the Earth and they make sure the animal lives in freedom before its killed. If you follow these ancient principles you can't go wrong. Of course those of us living in modern society would do well to consider vegetarianism first. Great questions!!

Carla That is not 'cute' that is blindly following the leader. I thought the elders would want to 'educate' the younger. I use the term 'younger' in quotes because at this juncture even someone who is 40 seems young andor uneducated Just because it is the LATEST BANDWAGON DOES NOt MEAN you need to sell your soul andor mind to join. Amazing how infurating the world is. Anthony Do your research learn and form your opinions for yourself. ProPETA and AntiPETA will regurgitate their own agenda to make you join their side. Find your own path ... believe in what you want to believe in ... Love respect laugh cry do what you need to learn about yourself and you will find your path. Just keep a clear mind and respect everyone no matter how difficult. You will be light years ahead of anyone on this blog. Good luck.