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'Bottoms Up!' for Leather-Free Lederhosen
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Why the brewbrouhaha about leather trousers? Aside from the cruelty inherent in factory farms and slaughterhouses—where animals are castrated, dehorned, and branded without any anesthetics as well as frequently hoisted, shackled, and butchered while still conscious—the toxic chemicals used to tan leather are dangerous for the both the environment and human health.
Leather-free lederhosen are cheaper, beer-proof, and most importantly, animal-friendly. Let's tap a keg and toast compassion.
Posted by Karin Bennett
*For anyone who thinks that the Bavarian beer lover's tradition looks silly, I have two words for you—beer bong.
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I don't wear leather but I'm sorry to report that many true blue animal loving vegetarians are having a hard time eschewing leather.
Posted by: Brien Comerford | September 25, 2009 08:43 PM
If you have to wear Lederhosen, those would be a good alternative to the leather ones...they seem to be a close enough match.
Personally I have not like Lederhosen ever since I saw a picture of Adolph Hitler posing in them.
Posted by: Rev. Meg Schramm | September 27, 2009 01:35 PM
I am a Vegan, but leather is something that I don't really have a problem with. As far as I'm concerned, as long as other people are eating meat, cow skin will be around - if it's not being made into leather, it will just go to waste. If an animal is being killed, let's not insult it further by letting it rot.
Posted by: Sarah S | September 28, 2009 09:24 PM
Lederhosen is traditional it's been around for hundreds of years, how does it matter that Hitler wore them, your basically labeling anyone who wears lederhosen a Nazi.
"Personally I have not like Lederhosen ever since I saw a picture of Adolph Hitler posing in them." -Rev. Meg Schramm
Posted by: That Guy | October 7, 2009 01:30 PM