well that was actually quite shocking, its disgusting animals are treated like that, leaves you wondering the people that do it, do they because they need money or because its just a industry that provides jobs like any other. either way if people didnt buy the end product lack of demand would soon end it.
Here's the old git from Stockport again with his pearls of "wisdom".
I have travelled a lot in my job, including China,India,Vietnam, Egypt etc. etc. over many years. The fact is that we, and most Western countries, are very mature countries (in terms of how long we have been "develped nations") and as such we have become very comfortable, hence we can afford to regard animals as fellow living creatures deserving of dignity and respect. This also explains our laissez faire attitudes to many things, but that's another story.
However, if you lived in the fields and have to fight for your meals (I know, nearly a quote from "Won't Get Fooled Again") then you might well regard animals as a resource and nothing else. Pets are a rarity because they don't work and they need upkeep.I had an Indian visitor in my house one day and our very well-fed cat casually walked in, and jumped on to the window ledge. He jumped up and said - "my god, should that be inside, is everything ok?!!"
I have been in cars in Asia and seen animals that have been hit and are still twitching or writhing in the road. Here everyone would stop. "There" cars just drive round them until the animal dies and it eventually gets moved or just knocked apart. I have even seen humans lying in the road. The traffic does at least stop for them, but only whilst the victim gets moved.
There are 2 points to this diatribe:
1.In most third world countries,and in China, either for economic reasons or religious reasons, living life (as opposed to an afterlife) is not regarded as being as valuable as in the west.Dying is more matter of fact or regarded as fate.
2. There are viable alternatives to fur products, but they require a lot of investment in machinery and raw materials. Using real animals sadly does not require such an investment. Disgusting, but true.
Sorry to cheer you all up. I hope I haven't put you all off your lunch.
