These arguments are
"black and white" in a world of "color."
Is it “inconsistent” to deplore clubbing baby seals for their pelts, yet to be willing to skate in boots made of cowhide?
There is an inconsistency in saying there is consistency in the fact there are inconstancies.
This sounds like a Vegan's POV of a Vegetarian.
There is a huge difference between killing something for a
not needed (the definition there is to obvious) for there is a
better practical alternative to baby seal pelts. Also the fact the seals are wild and there is no compensation to procreate and balance - the extinction of an animal for one use that is now not as "warmth providing" as synthetics that "warm and protect" better than seal hide. Is greed a necessity? Is there a better alternative. Well Leather for one is already being used and resupplied to keep with demand, It might not feel as good or look as good, but wears longer and provides warmth do we have to look and feel good via what we wear OR what we are?
It is an ethical minefield - necessity or not...how "necessary" is the use of leather for figure skates??
If they are not used, then there is part of an animal that goes to waste. If we didn't have a huge number of meat eating people on the planet, I would feel the same as the Baby (and note the factor these are BABIES) seal issue. Even fishing has catch and release when they are too small...think about why. :yes: Remember the Buffalo in the great planes of America, humans have been down this path. Plucking Quetzal feathers out of a birds butt is not necessary. But if they were being raised for such and used to the fullest extent they could - even like Mink are - it would be acceptable IMO. The Native Americans used every part of a Buffalo except the bellow, get it, the only part they couldn't. I feel the same about hunting or like the Moose in Alaska - only the "unethical people" would strip the Moose of it's hide and leave the rest to decay in the street.
As we progress through evolution necessity changes, but at current time in our evolution, there is not a better alternative to leather in many different applications.
We create intentionally a surplus of leather as a "co-product" of harvesting of cattle. With fur, there is no NEED other than a unnecessary desire to wear fur. This can be acceptable IMO if it is a raised animal -PETA would most likely not agree with me either.
And so I can be clear, Mink farms I am
MORE OK with. Hunting (as law states should be followed) I am OK with. But things like killing for no reason but decoration I think show how slow and selfish evolution is. The Natives to areas with seals that kill them for food makes sense, ESPECIALLY when there is the knowledge that they are not KILLING
BABIES because that is definitely counter productive to both populations.
And if the industry making FS boots starts making a large number of high quality synthetic Skating boots (there are some already - but not sure of how "world class" they are) I bet Surya has a pair.
Please note that I am respectfully disagreeing even though the comments quoted above I see no rational thought in what so ever. It is just one thing that has been said that I disagree with you and that is very normal and does not mean I don't have respect for you.:yes:
IOW, Surya is not ethically contradicting herself on this issue, where evidence dictates no deliberated response to those who try to demean her cause.
And I doubt that anyone IMO should be happy about clumping the killing of baby seals into the same category as raising to harvest cattle.
