• @potter2010@lemmy.ca
    4•8 days ago

    Depending on the reason for being vegan.

    For animal rights/ethics, yes.

    For health/climate, potentially less so.

    • irelephant [he/him]🍭
      0•7 days ago

      Genuine question: Is avoiding leather really that great? Leather seems much more durable than plastic, and its from a part of the animal thats really just thrown away anyway.

      • 🦄🦄🦄
        6•6 days ago

        1. making the leather is a horrible process, making skin into the product you know requires a lot of chemicals that aren’t great for the environment

        2. Leather is not necessarily a byproduct but a coproduct.

        • irelephant [he/him]🍭
          1•6 days ago

          Thanks for answering!
          For the environment thing, would making leather clothes be worse than making plastic clothes?