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December 29, 2003

Road Kill Leather and Fur (Erika's idea)

Erika submitted this great idea the other day, and I've been remiss in not posting it sooner (in addition to Pica and the holidays, I was also avoiding my computer and email because the remind me too much of work. I'm sick of work.)

"I woke up with another great idea the other day. This one is to accommodate
the folks who feel bad about wearing leather, let alone eating meat etc. We
already have cage-free eggs, free-range poultry, so why not "natural death
leather"? --- leather cured only from the hides of animals that have died
peacefully in their sleep or via other non-human induced means. If this
catches on, we could then move into "roadkill furs," which as the name
implies would be stoles etc. sewn together only from animals like raccoons
or foxes who meet their demise on the nation's highways and byways."

This is a terrific idea, and only seems to be slightly exploited. There are Austrialian roadkill hats, for instance, which are not very pretty. I personally don't think we should have to sacrifice style for sensitivity.

This is such a good idea that someone has already submitted something very similar to my old nemesis Halfbakery, under the not-very-melodic name humaner fur and leather. Someone there offered a link to ISOR, the International Society of Animal Recyclers. I note that, if they do indeed exist, they are in Seattle, Erika -- just around the Sound from you!

Posted by mary at December 29, 2003 3:40 PM

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