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I have recently been led to believe that people eat so much beef that so a ton of potential cow hide goes to waste instead of being turned into leather because
by onlyrealcuzzo 3y ago
I have recently been led to believe that people eat so much beef that so a ton of potential cow hide goes to waste instead of being turned into leather because there isn't enough demand for leather (compared to beef).
Is this true or false?
If it's true - then how is leather bad for the environment?
I don't eat beef - but it's interesting to me how many people eat hamburgers and then look at someone with a leather bag like they're the devil.
As with a lot of things environmental - this seems purely idealist and not realist.
- rrrrrrrrrrrryan 3y agoThey are imagining it like an elephant killed just for its tusks. For some leather goods made from certain animals this might be true, but today almost all parts of the animal usually have a buyer and end up getting used in some way, even if it's just ground up into dogfood.
- 9dev 3y agoInstead of supposing something, how about you take Google for a stroll and figure out the (very interesting) answer to this yourself. Spoiler: leather actually has a profoundly grave impact, and it’s not just a „free“ by-product of meat.
- onlyrealcuzzo 3y agoGoogling can also tell you the opposite. YMMV. The main answer I get is that leather is a by-product of meat, but some claim it is a co-product.