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Yawn. As we can see at Horween, tanning can be done to our standards. It's not tanning per se, but environmental regulations and labor laws (therefore, economics) that makes the difference. If you're buying leather tanned in the USA (as many of us are) the story is quite different.
I don't buy Chinese or most other foreign-made leather goods for these reasons and because you never know what animal the skin comes from or which political prisoner or child made it.
That said, the article does not reflect a lot of knowledge. Did they mention the amount of bird poop used in tanning in places like Morocco? Did they mention child labor? Most of the issues around leather are issues around everything made in countries with lax labor and environmental laws. Don't buy from them.
Bartender edit: Please remember and observe the 'no politics' rule. While "politics" is a broad animal and we exercise discretion, in thi context you can assume that reasoned discussion of ethical considerationd about how our leather is produced is acceptable, but bringing partisan US politics into the mix is not. Thank-you all.
I don't buy Chinese or most other foreign-made leather goods for these reasons and because you never know what animal the skin comes from or which political prisoner or child made it.
That said, the article does not reflect a lot of knowledge. Did they mention the amount of bird poop used in tanning in places like Morocco? Did they mention child labor? Most of the issues around leather are issues around everything made in countries with lax labor and environmental laws. Don't buy from them.
Bartender edit: Please remember and observe the 'no politics' rule. While "politics" is a broad animal and we exercise discretion, in thi context you can assume that reasoned discussion of ethical considerationd about how our leather is produced is acceptable, but bringing partisan US politics into the mix is not. Thank-you all.
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