May 16th, 2008 - Alternatives To Leather?
Sorry it’s taken me so long to share this one. That’s often true of the blogs I read. I don’t know why I don’t just post them to share right away. Instead, I save them in Bloglines and then have to keep scrolling past them…
Anyway, back in Mark, the Good Human discussed EarthTalk: Are There Good Alternatives To Leather? I was quite disturbed to learn that much of leather goods we purchase may come from animals other than cows. I’d always imagined leather on my shoes (the only leather I will purchase, by the way) coming from dead cows that had gone to slaughter. Not that I appreciate how said cows are treated in their lives, but I could live with it.
If I didn’t have special foot needs, I would be buying only organic and non-leather shoes now. Unfortunately, I need excellent arch support and cushioning, which I’ve found only in high quality running shoes.