My argument was based on what I know and see.....my Aunt Betty's rabbit farm and how they harvest the fiber....she had told me in our conversation the other night, that these rabbits require soooooo much care....right temperature, right food, delicate careful handling and concern for the rabbits....lots of labor and care and money goes into what they do, and apparently what was done in the more civilized countries where quality of the product outweighs rapid, cheap, production.....things that have no place in the way the Chinese mass produce, as quickly, as cheaply as possible, products.
You really can not imagine how upset this has made me......and part of my dismay is based in the knowledge we can not control the entire world and there are many countries that have no regard for animals at all....in Kuwait, girls ranked below the Saluki....my father had been approached by a Bedouin who offered him 2 camels, 20 goats, an Arabian horse and a Saluki for me.....I was 10 years old at the time. My father used that for the rest of his life! Everytime I presented a challenge as I grew up, he would just shake his head and say, "And to think, I could have gotten 2 camels,....etc....for you".!!! It was a family joke and still is....when I backed my car into a ditch, my brother reminded me of the great fortune they missed out on! Sorry, I went off track! Point is....I have NO idea what in the world can be done about another country's cultural differences, including cruel treatment/disregard for animals. I do have to rethink the petition....I am guilty about hurting Aunt Betty....but I can not stand to even think about those poor rabbits in China..... |