I DO NOT CONSUME ANIMALS THAT HAVE BEEN IN FEAR FROM THE MOMENT IT HAS TAKEN IT’S FIRST BREATH TO THE MOMENT IT HAS TAKEN IT’S LAST. IN ADDITION TO THE HIGH CORTISOL LEVELS GENERATED BY SAID FEAR, THESE ANIMALS ARE ALSO PUMPED FULL OF ANTIBIOTICS AND GROWTH HORMONES TO MAXIMIZE CAPITALISTIC OPPORTUNITIES. I AM NOT INTERESTED IN INGESTING ANY OF THE ABOVE. -I USE ETHICALLY SOURCED LEATHER FOR TWO REASONS: 1. LEATHER IS BIO DEGRADABLE 2. LEATHER IS RECYCLABLE. AS LONG AS THERE ARE ANIMALS BEING KILLED FOR WHATEVER HUMANS ARE DOING WITH THEM, THERE WILL BE LEATHER THROUGH MY WORK I PAY RESPECT BY GIVING A SECOND LIFE TO THAT ANIMAL. MANY IF NOT MOST SO CALLED "VEGAN" LEATHERS ARE NEITHER RECYCLABLE NOR DO THEY DISINTEGRATE. OFTEN LEATHER ALTERNATIVES ARE OFTEN EVEN PRODUCED WITH PETROLEUM PRODUCTS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO GLOBAL WARMING AND END UP IN LANDFILLS. I AM IN CONSTANT PURSUIT OF NEW AND CHALLENGING MATERIALS TO WORK WITH. AS SUSTAINABLY VIABLE LEATHER ALTERNATIVES BECOME AVAILABLE TO ME, I WILL START MAKING THINGS FROM THEM.