Dog Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 Seems to be a video clip, I cannot watch as have bas debit.Please give brief description. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Can you get this one Dog on the same subject? Don't buy fur, don't by down either then. Thanks for that Puzzled.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llZwycEYjR8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 [quote user="Puzzled"]I had always presumed that the feathers came from dead birds (which I know doesn't make it right) [/quote]Why not right, if the birds are dead they don't need their feathers any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I assumed that the feathers came from birds that were killed for food, rather as a sort of by product, environmentally correct recycling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 The TV pictures were pretty disgusting I must say; So, now I shall have to ask one more question when buying a divetWere all animals dead before making this quilt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 [quote user="Christine Animal"]Can you get this one Dog on the same subject? Don't buy fur, don't by down either then. Thanks for that Puzzled.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llZwycEYjR8 [/quote]No but I found this: http://www.upc-online.org/livepluc.htmlI thought eider was originally the very fine feathers used to line the nest and was taken from the nests after the birds departed. But never fear man will always a find way to push nature to the very distasteful limits.I don't want any of it - even using feathers from dead birds is supporting the meat industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJT Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 OMG! I never knew or thought about this. I will not be sleeping on my down pillow tonight! It is so sad that as consumers we now must question everything!I guess if any of the product we buy derives from some poor animal, it is easy to assume that there is a possibility that someone somewhere may have treated it cruelly and inflicted pain and thought of it like a product instead of a living breathing creature.[:(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViVienne Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I'm allergic to feathers, hope no polyesters died in the making of my duvet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 [quote user="Puzzled"]I'm not a vegetarian but I wouldn't want bird killed just for their feathers.[/quote]I don't want to rattle anyones cage but although plucked alive the above statement is completely wrong. Those birds were not killed for their feathers as you could clearly see them walking away afterwards.I dont agree with animal cruelty either and although they did not look happy about it birds routinely pull out their feathers. Lambs make more fuss when they a shorn.I thought as Powerdiesel did that the down was harvested after they had been killed for food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 [quote user="teapot"]I thought as Powerdiesel did that the down was harvested after they had been killed for food. [/quote]Just a teeny-weeny very small point.............its Powerdesal not powerdiesel. [:(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I think we should vote on it: I choose Powediesel[6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 [quote user="woolybanana"]I think we should vote on it: I choose Powediesel[6][/quote]Why am I not surprised that you responded Wooly, but it did take you 3 minutes [:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Sorry steve, I shouldn't joke about alzheimer's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 [quote user="teapot"]Sorry steve, I shouldn't joke about alzheimer's [/quote][:D][:D][:D]But it is my profession and I would hate anyone to get the wrong impression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 [quote user="powerdesal"][quote user="teapot"]Sorry steve, I shouldn't joke about alzheimer's [/quote][:D][:D][:D]But it is my profession and I would hate anyone to get the wrong impression.[/quote]Working in UAE you could be either petro chemical or desalination [:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 [quote user="Puzzled"]I know they were still alive when the feathers are pulled out , I thought it was horrible which was why I started the topic.[/quote]No problem Puzzled, I certainly did not know before you posted it. I don't know how much suffering there is as birds pull out their own feathers but it did shock me to start with, good to see they were still ok afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 If, and its a big "if" there is not any significant suffering involved the surely it is better to harvest the feathers several times before the animal is killed?They looked pretty pi55ed off to me rather than in pain, so would I be if someone nicked my new coat.Having removed the feathers from a turkey (which I won in an Xmas eve raffle) which was next to impossible until the bird was dunked in boiling water, I reckon they were just removing that which would have moulted in time rather than pulling out the whole feather including the quill which would not allow further harvesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odile Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 well that's OK then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJT Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I haven't looked at the video. But perhaps a duck can't show an expression in this case of pain that we can recognise. I recall being told as a child when I was trying to catch a peacock to take a feather that it is painful and is similar to taking a fingernail from a person. They have roots deep in the flesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odile Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I had absolutely no idea - and despite being disturbed and upset by the information, am grateful for having been made aware, and will make sure I will pass on + ask questions in shops. Writing to The White company tomorrow.Shops selling badger shaving brushes have instructions to tell that 'badger hair is humanely harvested from live badgers farmed in China'. Do you believe that??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 As they shear sheer sheep for the wool, why not. Its going to be a terrible thing if the chinese treat the badgers humanely only to have us think otherwise without the proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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