To some buying a cow hide rug might seem like an unethical choice when furnishing your home – after all it was only recently that the fashion of wearing fur coats was deemed offensive by many and models and the public brave enough to wear a fur coat in public have been subject to public criticism.

There is of course a big difference between wearing a fur coat and buying a cow hide rug. Many of the fur coats are from animals such as mink which are specifically farmed for their pelts and there is little or no market for their meat. The animals spend a miserable life of captivity before being killed. A cow hide pelt however is a by-product of the meat processing industry from animals reared in the wild plains of South America. The pelts are used for leather to make shoes, leather products and in some cases cow hide rugs. So you can buy confidently in the certain knowledge that your cherished product has involved no cruelty or suffering and ensures the maximum use is made of the cow.

Today some parts of animals killed for food are thrown away as superfluous. If you are a meat eater then it is much more respectful to the animals who gave their lives for food to use every possible part of that creature that can be utilised. If you are a beef eater then having a cow hide rug is more respectful of the cattle that died to provide you with food than having their skin end up in the dump. If you believe you can’t consider a cow hide rug then you may wish to consider not eating hamburgers and becoming a vegetarian.

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