Are you against or for uggs?

i know uggs are made of sheepskin. they kill sheep just for their skin. (they kill lambs for meat which i don't eat) i personally believe this is wrong, no matter how comfy and insulated these boots %26amp; other accessories are, it's not worth killing an animal. come on, do you really want to know you're wearing dead animal skin? killing animals for their fur is a disgusting process, and very violent. we don't need to skin animals anymore, like the indians did with buffalo along time ago, because we have other material now.


Do you have to really kill the poor sheep just to make a pair of UGG boots?


The answer is YES. The sheep has to be slaughted to obtain their hide and fleece. Now once the sheepskin hides are taken from the sheep then the process of preparing the hide for manufacturers and ensuring the hides are up to export standard begins.





Woolskins are usually preserved with salt prior to being processed by tanneries. At the tannery the skins are processed in large vessels called paddles which vary in capacity from 3000 to 15000 litres. In contrast to hide processing, in woolskin processing mechanical action is kept to a minimum in order to minimise felting of the wool. Rotating blades on the paddles move the skins slowly and gently, and processing is performed at much higher float ratios (typically 20-35 litres of water per skin) than are used in hide processing.





Typically it takes about 10 working days for the skins to be tanned and finished ready to be cut into panels for ugg boots.





Now will u stop wearin them

Are you against or for uggs?
I think uggs are okay looking... not bad. I don't own any, and I don't plan on wearing them either.





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But, I think if people want to wear them, they can wear them. I mean, people wear fur coats and stuff. What makes "sheep" so special? And like the person above me said.. "people eat meat"........ So, if people eat the sheep's meat, why waste the fur? Might as well do something with it instead of waste it...





And are you sure that they KILL sheep? Don't they just shave the hair to get enough to make uggs? It's like,..wool?
Reply:i agree that that animals shouldnt be killed just for their skin . But, people eat their meat and the skin and fur is left over. Either way that animal is going to be killed either for food and then they make uggs or they make uggs and then they use the meat for food. I do own a pair of ugg boots and love them. I feel bad for the animals and dont wear leather and i dont like when people wear big fur fox or other animal jackets. However, I am for uggs.
Reply:they don't kill the sheep they shave them for the summer so that they arn't to hot.... lmao who told you theygot killed?
Reply:its okay im not buying them!I'm a chuck taylor person =P
Reply:i still wear them... and i dont think theres "skin" on them at all..... its just the fur... and sheep are known for being the one animal you dont have to kill to obtain its fur so i think its bs..... besides people eat/kill loads of other endangered animals now im against that but a sheep.. who the hell cares!!!!!!!
Reply:I just plain think they are ugly. I am a designer not just a silly high school kid trowing my opinion around either. I honestly believe they where on of the worst things in fashion to come along!





I mean honestly they look like something the vikings wear! Not a skinny little girl in a mini skirt. And now these girls are convincing parents to spend hundreds of dollars on this fad that will thankfully blow over soon!





Sorry about the rant.....I've been waiting to get that off my chest for a while now.
Reply:i hate uggs as i think theyre ugly and a ridiculous price


im a chuck taylor person too


but if you dont agree with uggs you in theory shouldnt agree with leather or any other animal products


i thought they only needed the fleece for the uggs


if so they dont kill sheep


i know for a fact you can shear a sheep for its fleece without harming it in any manner


its like cutting our hair


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Reply:ya i look really good in uggs not everyone is a vegetarian ya know! weirdo is u! I LOVE UGGS! oh bye the way if u want to protest u can protest on fur coats even though i am for them but u ain't stopping uggs corporation sorry honey!
Reply:they are ugly anyways and i wear converse!!
Reply:I find uggs disgusting and unattractive, plus over priced! Thats why I won't buy them, I rarely eat meat as well.





No one should have the right to take a life unless that person is a rapist, murderer, or abuser.
Reply:STOP POSTING THIS!





I WILL KEEP WEARING MY UGGS NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY





IT IS MADE OUT OF WOOL...WHICH IS MENT TO BE SHEARED
Reply:I was totally against Uggs before reading your post. But wow, now I feel like telling everyone not to wear them. They are ugly and expensive and they are killing innocent creatures.





R.I.P.- To all the poor sheep that have died to become another fashion statement!!
Reply:no. a rant on yahoo! answers isn't going to change my mind...you realize that people eat meat. the skin has to go somewhere....
Reply:I don't wear UGGs (i'm 25) but that's just gross.
Reply:im gonna go buy them right now just beacause you must think they are bad and i just might go kill a bunch of sheep



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