if you don't have a solution, you are part of the problem. while it is true that it takes 21 pounds of vegitable protein to produce 1 pound of animal protein and that raising livestock for food is a terrible waste of resources, as well as clearly a cruel practice where one assmes a provider parent role to a trusting naive being only to oneday drive a spike though it's head, it does not provide a sound method of expressing an alternative by flaming persons with insults.
they have even made a machine that could make milk from grain, and in the future, expect similar with other foods.
as i say above, is it horid to do raise livestock for food, just so a species can overpopulate and have fast food.
yes, life is a risk, and at any moment a tiger may jump out and consume you. that is a natural process, just as hunting and fishing are, even is i do not agree with them morally. raising livestock is not. it makes much more sense to raise the high protein vegitation, like soy, instead. leather is mostly a by product of the livestock industry, so wearing leather is almost as bad as consuming the dead cows.
for those who cannot fathom the thought of consuming bland tofu, i suggest you try a restuarant in berkeley called 'long life vegi house'. they do wonders with the soybean, giving it texture and the flavour that you may be used to.
it is unfortuante that it is very difficult to find these meat substitutes in most markets, making it impractical to pursue these alternatives.
if you buy the textile products or invest in their development, they will continue to be made and more research will be done on creating that which has the same features as leather.
on that note, i will have to try a pair of the sidi boots, i was not aware that they were synthetic.
i met this hippy once who called himself 'earth hypocrite'. while i thought he could have used a bath, i did repect the fact that he was up front about his wanting to make the world a better place, but at the same time still consuming the luxuries that counter that, and admiting that without pointing the finger at others and labeling them.
wow - no shortage of ignorant toolboxes here - I almost expected more from the SFO area - but uneducated rednecks are a large block of sportbikers everywhere <sigh> Anyone who cannot see the global benefit of vegetarianism is... I've already used the word "ignorant" and "uneducated" um... probably thinks that the last 7 years have been the best in modern US history
But hey, dumb folk have been making fun of things they don't understand for decades, don't dare to be different
Sidi and Oxtar (what ever they're called now) make vegan boots. Regarding gloves and protective gear (textile aside) - no clue. I'm a vegetarian, buy zero leather with the exception of motorcycle gear. I've a 2 piece suit and a Dianese jacket plus leather gloves. Idealistically I'm not charged @ that, but if I'm going to be potentially sliding across pavement I want all the help I can get.
Don't even bring up PETA here.
