Questions tagged [leather]
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Durable Trekking Boots (vegan)
Where can I find a pair of durable vegan boots for trekking?
I'm specifically looking for a goodyear-welted boot, so that they are heavy, durable, and I can take them to any-old boot shop to have them ...
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Can a vegan ethically buy animal leather knowingly?
My persnickety grandma fancies a Steelcase office chair with 2 choices of seat material: Brisa ultrafabric or Elmosoft animal leather (see red underlines beneath). Steelcase apprised her that
Elmo ...
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How much is leather a byproduct of meat production?
I've heard variously that leather either comes from specific breeds of cattle or is mainly a byproduct of the beef industry. Which is true, and does it vary by region or other factors?
If leather is ...
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Are DM vegan shoes less waterproof than the leather versions?
I have a pair of Dr Martens 1460 Vegan Black shoes. Every time I wear them in the (not really strong) rain, I get slightly wet feet quickly, mostly at the toes.
Is this normal?
Some years ago I had ...
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is QIN Leather, used for smartphone cases, vegan?
Recently I have been looking at smartphone cases and I am not sure what to make of what the QIN leather means when listed as a material. In some of the products, there is explicitly written QIN PU ...
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Are there any vegan BDSM products?
Are there any vegan alternatives to leather-based BDSM products (clothing, whips, even handcuffs have a leather covering sometimes)?
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Are animals killed in the production of rexine?
Rexine is a material used widely as a substitute of leather. However, there is not much clarity on the materials used in its production. Sometimes, it is even referred to as "Artificial Leather". Does ...
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How can I detect leather besides a sniff test?
Sometimes I'm buying things that look like leather but you can't easily tell. I sometimes use the sniff test. Is there any other test for determining if an unlabeled item is leather or not?
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Does a "vegan leather" exist?
Since I still have leather shoes, and since I will certainly need new shoes later for my work days, does a "vegan leather" exist?
As my work requires some presentation efforts, it would be great to ...
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Is it consistent with a vegan philosophy to buy and wear secondhand leather products? [closed]
The Vegan Society defines veganism as follows:
Veganism is a way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as is
possible and practicable, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty
to, animals ...