There is a story on tonights news about Pamela Anderson, the animal liberationist, having only just found out what UGG boots are made from.
Pamela has been wearing Ugg boots for over 10 years without the knowledge that the boots were made from sheepskin. And apparently she thinks that the sheep are skinned alive.
Well, as the newsreader stated, you don’t need brains to make it in hollywood these days.
Sheep are raised and killed for meat. Using the skin for ugg boots and rugs makes sure that all parts of the sheep are used.
I remember years ago we had some American friends in NZ and the wife thought that the sheep were being skinned when they were being shorn. We explained that “no” if you raise sheep for wool production, they actually need their skin so the wool will regrow.