Wrong, wrong, they DO skin them alive and eat them because a 'skint alive' dog is supposed to taste better.
Doubt me? Read http://www.animalsasia.org/index.php?module=3&lg=en
And this is not the worst of it.
I have two words to convey my feelings about this article: BS. No one skins dogs or any other animal alive. killing an animal would not ruin the freshness of the fur, even if you let the animal hang for a day. As I said, BS.
Good catch. Tanning a skin takes days and pounds of salt (you scrape the skin, stretch it over a board, apply the salt, and let it sit to leech out all the moisture). Guess what? The animal is DEAD during that time. No, really!
Exactly, this story is planted by animal rights groups to try to win support for their cause.
My sentiments exactly , Its bullshit, They are trying to stir up emotions with this skinned alive crap. In reality a dog is no different than a cow you use to make your shoes or belt with. All are animal products. Because so many Americans keep dogs for pets they get all excited when certain countries eat them or use their skin.Personally I wouldnt use dog fur because I have similar feelings, but if a Korean is hungry then fine eat the dog, if a Brit is cold put on the dog. pun intended.
"I have two words to convey my feelings about this article: BS. No one skins dogs or any other animal alive. killing an animal would not ruin the freshness of the fur, even if you let the animal hang for a day. As I said, BS."
Yup, I think this one ranks right up there with the "Banzai Kittens" hoax that was going around a couple of years ago.
I was just going to post this same observation but you have done it the credit it deserves - BS. "Freshness", if that were even a valid concept, would be more a function of the season the animal was in and the treatement of the pelt before it was tanned.
"You can find dog fur in shopping centres in Britain labelled as something else. It is a disgusting industry and our advice is simply to avoid all types of fur."
I see you smelled the BS too. Remember, this is coming from PETA, so take it with a ton of salt. The above just shows you why they may want to spread disinformation: They want people not to buy fur period. To meet that goal, they try to scare people into thinking it's Lassie, skinned alive. I wouldn't put anything past PETA. Their credibility is so shot that I wouldn't believe anything they say unless they have some hard evidence. So far, nothing.
The part about systematically skinning them alive to "preserve the freshness of the fur" is BS. However, I don't doubt for a second, that the people doing this don't worry if some of the dogs aren't quite dead, or even unconscious, when they're skinned. You can be sure that they are using some cheap unreliable method of killing the dogs in large batches, with most but not all being dead before they are quickly pushed ahead to the skinning phase of the operation. People who kill animals to make a profit from their fur are completely hardened to the suffering of sentient creatures. There are well-documented instances of baby harp seal hunters skinning the little seals alive -- they just can't be bothered to take another whack at the poor thing's head if the first one didn't finish the job.