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Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

ginnyinWI

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7. I would ask:

Reply to Tab (Original post)

Thu Feb 18, 2016, 10:20 AM

Feb 2016

Does what you are going to do with them help or hurt any live animals? I'd say no hurt: it's not going to make someone go out and buy more furs. It might help if they are used for pets and shelter animals.

I have an old collar off a coat, probably rabbit, which I sometimes use in my smaller foster kittens' beds. Gives them a nice furry thing to snuggle up with. I also have a pile sheepskin my daughter bought from IKEA in her pre-vegan days for her now deceased cat, and the kittens like to snuggle and knead on that, too.

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Is this ethically bad? [View all] Tab Feb 2016 OP

My first thought pugetres Feb 2016 #1

Great idea yeoman6987 Feb 2016 #2

Nothing wrong with repurposing them katsy Feb 2016 #3

I would have no problem with that... TreasonousBastard Feb 2016 #4

Thanks, especially donating them to a shelter or something Tab Feb 2016 #5

Waste is much worse I think. Kalidurga Feb 2016 #6

I would ask: ginnyinWI Feb 2016 #7

The only way that would happen Tab Feb 2016 #8

Why would you ever care what "the PETA community" would make of it? flvegan Feb 2016 #9