well i wanted to buy this rug from ikea http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10103&storeId=3&langId=-15&productId=34665 did they kill the ship for the skin or did they just trim him lol cuz i dont wanna buy anything against my beliefs
2006-08-10 14:50:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Rugs are usually made from WOOL which is got by trimming or "shearing" the sheep's hair from time to time. It is mostly NOT painful for the animal - and definitely not cruel or violent.
But there are also sheep skin products. This is from the sheep which are slaughtered - mainly fot its meat. It is a bye-product of the food processing system.
If you approve slaughter of animals for food, then using sheep skin products should not hurt your conscience.
2006-08-10 15:01:03 · answer #1 · answered by bagsprosh 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ikea Sheepskin
2016-10-20 08:09:17 · answer #2 · answered by schecter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sheep skin is removed after the sheep has been slaughtered for the butchers and then its tanned to make the rug you speak of
2006-08-10 15:39:14 · answer #3 · answered by norman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is likely they killed it for the meat, and used the skin also. But then, most people don't care that much for mutton [adult sheep meat], so probably they killed it for the skin, and used the rest for pet food.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheepskin_%28material%29
2006-08-10 14:56:18 · answer #4 · answered by sonyack 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No animals are killed in the making of sheepskin rugs. They take the sheep in and they use a pair of clippers like you use to shave your head and they shear it off.
2006-08-10 14:55:03 · answer #5 · answered by xtcgurl123 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
No, they just shear the sheep! He's fine and happy roaming around on a hillside somewhere with a new haircut! :)
2006-08-10 14:55:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Um, that ship is dead.
2006-08-10 14:53:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋