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    Importance of Stopping Animal Skinning

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    Every year, billions of animals are slaughtered for their skins globally. A report released

    by FAO in 2018 showing that more than 2.29 billion cows, buffalos, goats, calves and pigs were

    killed that year for the skin (Assoune). The same report showed that over 159 million animals are

    slaughtered in America every year for their skin. With time, people have become more aware of

    the damages that skinning has. It has been determined that skinning has detrimental effects on

    the animals, on the environment and even on the health of the people practicing and should

    therefore be stopped

    During skinning, animals are brutally killed with some being skinned alive. Some people

    beat alligators to death with mallets and axes (Newkirk). Those that do not die but remain

    unconscious are skinned alive. Other cruel methods employees in killing animals are gassing,

    bludgeoning and anal electrocution. On learning about the cruelty in killing the animals, David

    Beckham, a soccer star, switched from leather shoes to synthetic shoes in 2006. In 2012, Adidas

    discontinues the use of kangaroo skin to make shoes (Peta.org). Different stake holders should

    follow the steps of this pioneers in stopping the use of animal skins to eliminate the cruelty on

    animals during skinning.

    Skinning also has detrimental impacts on the environment where a single tanning facility

    waste over 25,000 gallons water and ends up producing 2,200 pounds in solid waste per ton of

    processed hide. This solid waste contains toxic substances including formaldehyde, dyes and oil

    among others. The hair, and trimmings are also environmental pollutants. Tanning process also

    stabilizes the collagens and protein fibers making stopping their degradation. As a result,

    skinning industry contributes to the environmental damages.

    The most fatal effects of skinning is on the human beings who practice it, yet this effect is

    widely overlooked. Renton (2012) reflects on a report by World Health organization showing
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    that 90% of all the workers in Dhaka, India, die before they attain 50 years of age. Most of the

    workers also suffer from respiratory diseases. The deaths are caused by the toxins produced in

    the process of skinning animals. The same report showed that waste from the tanneries in

    Bangladeshi is released into the river without being treated. This is a threat to the community as

    the waste contains high levels of lead and Chromium.

    Skinning should therefore be sopped as it causes harm to the animals, to the environment

    and to the people involved in the activities. The animals are subjected to severe pain by being

    brutally killed or being skinned alive. The waste produced from tanneries pollutes both the air

    and the water ways and presents massive detrimental effects to the health of the individuals

    involved.
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    References

    Assoune, A. How Many Animals Are Killed For Leather Each Year. Panaprium.

    https://www.panaprium.com/blogs/i/animals-killed-leather#:~:text=More%20than

    %202.29%20billion%20cows,brutally%20slaughtered%20to%20produce%20leather.

    Newkirk, I. Animals Used for Clothing. Peta. https://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-

    clothing/

    Peta.org. Leather: Animals Abused And Killed for Their Skins.

    https://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-clothing/animals-used-clothing-

    factsheets/leather-animals-abused-killed-skins/

    Renton, A. (2012). Bangladesh's toxic tanneries turning a profit at an intolerable human price.

    https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2012/dec/13/bangladesh-toxic-

    tanneries-intolerable-human-price

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