Clothes by Cows

Leather from Cows:

Truck driver cruelly handling cows in the Indian state of Tamil

    Leather can be made from many different animals, including cows.  Much of the leather industry is places in developing countries such as India or China, where laws against the cruel treatment of animals is non-existent. In an investigation conducted by PETA in India, "workers break cows’ tails and rub chili peppers and tobacco into their eyes in order to force them to get up and walk after they collapse from exhaustion on the way to the slaughterhouse" (peta.org).  The slaughter of cattle has been banned in some states of India such as Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

However, in the U.S., the millions of cows that are slaughtered have to endure the horrid conditions of the factory, such as extreme crowding, castration, branding, tail-docking, and dehorning without ANY form of anesthetic. It is also common that cows have their throats cuts, are skinned, and dismembered while still conscious. 

Leather is a highly important source of income for the meat industry and with every item made of leather that a person purchases,  it sentences an animal to a lifetime of torture.