Be careful if buying fake Ugg boots....
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k, that's horrific 
Shame there is a name and shame policy on PH for posters to be able name shops and suppliers etc.
I have never owned ugg boots so I don't even know where to get them but in the same note I would not know if what I bought would be these or animal friendly.
Some things in life are despicable.
I have never owned ugg boots so I don't even know where to get them but in the same note I would not know if what I bought would be these or animal friendly.
Some things in life are despicable.
The Sun are correct to highlight this issue, especially ahead of present buying for Christmas but this has been going on for quite some time now, way before Ugg boots were fashionable. Generally the animals have their heads smashed but perhaps due to the speed massive orders need to be fulfilled the animals welfare is completely disregarded over turning a profit, hitting them on the head or using an electric prod is usually not enough to kill them and they are merely knocked unconscious until they are skinned alive in the most horrific manner.
You would hope that some sort of end is put to this, it is unethical to accept goods brought into the UK where the materials are sourced in this way. I doubt the people doing this for a living realize they are doing anything wrong and will probably do little about it so it is really up to the consumer to decide where their money is being directed and to take an active interest in where their products come from.
You would hope that some sort of end is put to this, it is unethical to accept goods brought into the UK where the materials are sourced in this way. I doubt the people doing this for a living realize they are doing anything wrong and will probably do little about it so it is really up to the consumer to decide where their money is being directed and to take an active interest in where their products come from.
Du1point8 said:
It looks like the video that has been on the net for a good few years and is not just for ugg boots.
So the video itself is at least 4 years old I think and its not any excuse for the practice but the sun has to be pretty low trying to dig that one up to get some media hype.
So the video itself is at least 4 years old I think and its not any excuse for the practice but the sun has to be pretty low trying to dig that one up to get some media hype.
I saw that video years ago on the PETA site.
Whilst it's disgusting and made me feel absolutely sick to the stomach, I don't think it has anything at all to do with fake Uggs.
Yes, absolutely appalling.
Unfortunately the majority of Chinese people, especially the poorer ones, do not respect animals at all. That is the way they have been brought up. No-one will ever change it.
There are exceptions, my partner is Chinese and possibly looks after our pooch better than I do but I've had to speak sharply to mother-in-law when she's been in the country baout raising her hand to the dog.
Unfortunately the majority of Chinese people, especially the poorer ones, do not respect animals at all. That is the way they have been brought up. No-one will ever change it.
There are exceptions, my partner is Chinese and possibly looks after our pooch better than I do but I've had to speak sharply to mother-in-law when she's been in the country baout raising her hand to the dog.
Edited by M888SXY on Tuesday 4th October 13:18
The sad fact is that China is more than happy to produce fur in this way. Domestic animals such as dogs and cats are bred in China for fur (German Shepherds and Retrivers seem to be popular)and unfortunately humane doesn't seem to be in their vocabulary when harvesting the fur. It's horrendous but until we stop fur being used as a status symbol, there will continue to be a demand for it. There was a call a couple of years back for a Europe wide ban all fur imports from China but I'm not sure whether it happened or not.
'Skinned alive' is a very emotive phrase. (Which is why PETA use it.)
Anyone who has ever been involved in the abbatoir trade knows that animals can twitch for several minutes after they are clinically dead, due to residual electrical activity in their muscles. Hence the age-old saying about 'headless chickens' running around farmyards.
Just offering an alternative viewpoint here.
Anyone who has ever been involved in the abbatoir trade knows that animals can twitch for several minutes after they are clinically dead, due to residual electrical activity in their muscles. Hence the age-old saying about 'headless chickens' running around farmyards.
Just offering an alternative viewpoint here.
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