Feathers -Dont buy items with feathers.
international |
animal rights |
news report 
Friday December 04, 2009 22:50
by Bernie Wright - Alliance for Animal Rights (AFAR}
berniew at esatclear dot ie
AFAR PO box 4734. Dublin1.
0872651720
Plucked alive, cruelty of feathers production.
Dont buy items with feathers/duvets, jackets, hanging decorations, xmas decorations,....etc..
Down is the soft layer of feathers closest to birds’ skin, primarily on the chest area. These feathers are valued because they do not have any hard quills. Products labeled as “down” may contain a combination of these underfeathers and other feathers or fillers. While most down and feathers are removed from birds during slaughter, geese from breeders and ones bred for meat and those on foie gras farms may be live-plucked.
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To get the feathers , up to 5 ounces of feathers and down are pulled from each bird every six weeks from the time they reach 10 weeks old until they are about four years old.
Plucked Alive: The Torture Behind Down can be seen on utube. www.youtube.com
Feathers are an unnecessary item with lots of substitutes. Down jackets, duvets, cushions , and pillows mean one thing for geese—the agony of having their feathers pulled out by the fistful.