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JoesMum

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My husband and I went to Tijuana, Mexico way, I mean WAY, back a long time ago, and you really can actually buy handbags like that. Little gators too.

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I really doubt I'd be able to ever use something like that. Leather items made from cow hide is ok far as I'm concerned because the cow gave his life to be meat for food, but just to take an animal like an armadillo or small gator to make a novelty product, that seems wrong to me.

I find those repulsive. I have no desire to wear or carry anything that is identifiably dead animal of a non domesticated species.

By that, I mean that I’ll stick to leather made from cow and pig
 

JoesMum

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These are awful :eek:
I also don’t understand Danish fascination with real fur, although historically it was necessary to keep warm during the winters. :(

There’s been a huge fuss in the UK when it’s been discovered that “fake fur” on some clothing has turned out to be real.

While real fur does at least biodegrade unlike fake fur which will end up as micro plastics polluting the environment, the fur concerned is farmed very unethically in China.

Vendors that won’t sell real fur have discovered that their Chinese manufacturers are using real fur because it’s cheaper to them and not making things to the requested specification. As a result the vendors are selling real fur trimmed items labelled as fake fur...

It’s only gone out of the news due to a rather bigger story concerning a former spy and a nerve agent (Won’t discuss that - it will be deemed political and break TFO rules)
 

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My husband and I went to Tijuana, Mexico way, I mean WAY, back a long time ago, and you really can actually buy handbags like that. Little gators too.

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I really doubt I'd be able to ever use something like that. Leather items made from cow hide is ok far as I'm concerned because the cow gave his life to be meat for food, but just to take an animal like an armadillo or small gator to make a novelty product, that seems wrong to me.
Totally agree with you. That is scary and not right.
 

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There’s been a huge fuss in the UK when it’s been discovered that “fake fur” on some clothing has turned out to be real.

While real fur does at least biodegrade unlike fake fur which will end up as micro plastics polluting the environment, the fur concerned is farmed very unethically in China.

Vendors that won’t sell real fur have discovered that their Chinese manufacturers are using real fur because it’s cheaper to them and not making things to the requested specification. As a result the vendors are selling real fur trimmed items labelled as fake fur...

It’s only gone out of the news due to a rather bigger story concerning a former spy and a nerve agent (Won’t discuss that - it will be deemed political and break TFO rules)
I only want to add that real fur from China is taken from cats and dogs that are slaughtered very, very cruel. Often the skin is removed from their bodies alive ! The trade and handling with these poor cats and dogs are very brutal and cruel too.
The chinese call this fur often "Gay wolf" or something like that, thet the customers don`t get to know that they wear cat or dog fur. Only to buy nothing, even not a little toy that can be made with real fur is the way to stop this cruel trade with China.
I would never, never ever buy something that could be made with real fur.
 

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Wouldn't surprise me.. but that's ok- I AM PREPARED!
I wonder what kind of zombies they will be.
The slow shuffling kind or the running you down kind..
Oh, I would really prefer the slow ones !
I would be prepared too. Vieving "The walking dead" and "Fear the walking dead". teaches you well about ZOMBIES !
 

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Hi everyone!

We had a beautiful day yesterday, but expect rain today. We're still only 40% of normal for the year though. So we need all we can get.

I don't have any big plans for the day. Since I spend so much time outside, the weather dictates what I do or don't do. And on ugly days my recliner and Kindle call very strongly to me.
So was the book good?
Hi Yvonne, sounds like an awesome day.
 
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