Reply #4: Don't worry, that's not happening. [View All]

[LeftyMom]

I think way back in the production process likely one wouldn't really have enough information to have control, unless one used a local craftsperson or something instead of buying commercial. As for the resultant vegan status, I do think it's important to remember that we live in a society where animal exploitation is the default behavior. Unfortunately in some cases that means we really don't have purely vegan choices. Take cars- sure you can get one without a scrap of leather in the interior, but it's still going to have animal fats in the tires and plastics, and way-back-when domestic manufacturers did crash testing with animals rather than dummies, so they're also an animal tested product. Until we really change our society sometimes we'll just have to make the best of imperfect choices.

But like I said, I'm the last person to ask about shiny doodads. I'm not girly at all.