Leather
18 February 2005

So, once you become vegan, what the hell do you do about your favorite pair of butless leather chaps? Do you get rid of them and buy pleather ones? What about the old wool sweaters?

I personally hang on to this stuff, and I’ll wear it until it wears out. I can’t see throwing away perfectly good things, even if those things do have an objectionable ethical background. Chucking it is wasteful, feeds into more needless consumption, and creates even more waste on an already waste-heavy planet. I’d not buy anything new that contains animal products, but why throw away the old stuff when it is perfectly usable.

Well, one reason to throw it away is a question of marketing. Think about it: how much of a hypocrite do you look like if you’re making a case for animal rights and wearing leather? I suppose also that one could give such things away, which is probably a good course of action.

For the other vegans out there, what do you do? What do you do if someone gives you a non-vegan gift (a friend received a leather picture frame for Christmas….)?

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