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Mushroom Leather Is More Than a Sustainable Alternative to Animal Skin
- amanaplanacanal 6y agoOne point that is mentioned way down in the article: most animal leather is a byproduct of raising animals for meat. Even if you replaced all leather with this, it wouldn’t have much effect on global warming or animal welfare.
- foxyv 6y agoIt would increase the cost of meat a little due to the fact that the leather would be cheaper with decreased demand. Since the cost of the cow would be the same and the income from leather would drop, ranchers would need to increase prices on meat to maintain the same income. Increase in meat prices would decrease demand a little. While this wouldn't strike the demand for cattle it would net some marginal gains.
- jefurii 6y agoyet another reason to just stop eating beef already