Quote Originally Posted by artificer View Post
Without getting too off topic, leather is a byproduct of the beef industry. about 2 billion people are going to have to give up hamburgers before there are any 'ethical issues' with sourcing cowhide.

At one point there was a plan for Scottish makers to use Inuit harvested seal, as their hunt is part of their cultural heritage and the seal used for food. I cannot find out what happened to
that plan, but the EU (like the US) has banned all regular commercial trade in seal.

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It is a misconception that leather comes from beef cattle, it comes from cattle bred for the purpose as I understand it. However this could get too political and ruin the original post.