To be honest, I thik it is kind of nasty that people are walking around wearing a dead animal's fur, just a nasty thought. Whenever I see people walking down the street in Chicago in 30 degree F weather wearig a fur coat I HAVE to laugh! They paid thousands on dollars for a dead animal when they could have been perfectly warm in a ski jacket like mine I got on sale for $50!!
But I do like leather, how can I not, I ride. My saddle, bridle, belt, and boots are all made out of fine leather.
I always wondered wheather they use the beef cattle for leather, it seems expensive and wasteful not to, considering how much land and food is needed to rase cattle.