Hell for Animals and Children for Leather in Bangladesh Exposed
An Animal Rights Article from All-Creatures.org

FROM

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
December 2015

No matter where it comes from—Bangladesh, China, India, or even the U.S.—leather is the product of a cruel industry. Please, remember the animals and workers and leave the leather on the shelf.

PETA's latest video exposé, hosted by singer Leona Lewis, reveals that life is hell for animals and workers, including children, in Bangladesh's billion-dollar leather industry.

Every year, an estimated 2 million cows are transported thousands of miles to Bangladesh in order to circumvent Indian slaughter bans. By the time they arrive, many are emaciated and have open wounds, eye infections, and broken tails. This cow was too weak to stand.

At slaughterhouses, cows aren't stunned before their throats are cut, and footage shows one cow who was skinned alive in front of the investigator. Because there are only a handful of slaughterhouses in the city of Dhaka, many animals are killed on the streets at night. This cow was forced to watch another cow writhe in pain while bleeding to death before meeting the same fate.

Child workers use knives when cutting skins, operate dangerous machinery, and stand barefoot in chemicals that can cause cancer and chronic skin diseases. Hazaribagh—the city's tannery district—lacks a common effluent treatment plant.

No matter where it comes from—Bangladesh, China, India, or even the U.S.—leather is the product of a cruel industry. Please, remember the animals and workers and leave the leather on the shelf.

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