Do you have to really kill the poor sheep just to make a pair of UGG boots?
The answer is YES. The sheep has to be slaughted to obtain their hide and fleece. Now once the sheepskin hides are taken from the sheep then the process of preparing the hide for manufacturers and ensuring the hides are up to export standard begins.
Woolskins are usually preserved with salt prior to being processed by tanneries. At the tannery the skins are processed in large vessels called paddles which vary in capacity from 3000 to 15000 litres. In contrast to hide processing, in woolskin processing mechanical action is kept to a minimum in order to minimise felting of the wool. Rotating blades on the paddles move the skins slowly and gently, and processing is performed at much higher float ratios (typically 20-35 litres of water per skin) than are used in hide processing.
Typically it takes about 10 working days for the skins to be tanned and finished ready to be cut into panels for ugg boots.
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2007-12-19 01:14:06 · 5 answers · asked by john z 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
....and the animal is probably eaten. It would be much better if they just chowed down and threw the skin in a pile to rot. Don't like the way something is made? Then don't buy it.
2007-12-19 01:17:28 · answer #1 · answered by Flavor Vortex 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I hope the petition filed by Sheep Inc will be up for hearing soon.
2007-12-19 01:20:31 · answer #2 · answered by novembr 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you know thats not something that you think about but now that you said it wow it is sad i will be aweare of the tags in my clothe and shoes from here on out
2007-12-19 01:18:14 · answer #3 · answered by 1401 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope.
2007-12-19 01:16:41 · answer #4 · answered by Jessika* TX. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wtf?!
2007-12-19 01:17:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋