The Truth About The Sheep Industry (Wool/Meat/Skin/Milk):

Hello there beauties!  Erin here.
I thought I would tell you about an experience I had while shopping with my partner yesterday. You may or may not agree with my methodology, but I think anyone who is trying to live a conscious life has choices to make in how they spread their message, so here is what happened: We were out looking for winter jackets that did not contain wool or leather, and trying to avoid making him look like a giant neon marshmallow at the same time. Then I had an interesting, and all too common, thing happen to me- a thing that to this day I debate in my head.

After looking through several coats that were all made of at least some wool, the salesman finally asked me "So, does your partner have an allergy to wool?". "No", I said "We're Vegan". And the man continued on looking through coats for about a minute, but then stopped, turned to me, and said "But it's just like cutting hair. right? It doesn't hurt them...".
I raised my eyebrow and thought the thing I always think: "Do I bother getting into this? Is there a chance at enlightening said individual?". The answer in this case was no. I thought the fact he had clearly thought about my remark was intriguing though, so I gave him a small bit: "No, not really". He then asked, "So are they rough with them or something?" and I answered "Yes, *smile*, something like that". He looked suspicious so I said "Just trust me. You should go look it up on-line when you get home". He took a breath and appeared to consider it. And that was that.

 It's so hard to know what battles to fight sometimes, and how to go about doing it without starting a war of who's wrong and who's right.  It drains a lot of energy, and can be quite negative and upsetting to go head-to-head with someone who disagrees with you. People have different forms of activism that are all valid in my book. Some are very in-your-face-I'll tell you how it is, and some are quiet-be-like-me types, and some use positive-affirmation to promote Veganism.

The secrets of the wool industry are relatively new

to me, if I can be honest, and I have been living
a more compassionate lifestyle for a number of years now, so no wonder there are others who are in the dark on the subject. This being said, I realize that reactions and answers that are filled with loathing, bitterness and contempt are often just met with people defensively saying "Those crazy Vegans- What a bunch of loons". In this case though, I feel like I gave the man just enough to make him wonder if he was missing something. I hope he went home and did a google search, despite me assuming that perhaps he was a lost cause.

"Just trust me", I said. Perhaps my entire conversation with him wasn't the most eloquent, enlightening or informative of discussions, but it did make me realize something important. In this struggle I've had of whether I "get into it" or not, it suddenly dawned on me that if I can make someone trust me, or even trust that I truly believe something, people will want to know the truth. They will believe that maybe there is something they should know, and I think that is a magnificent start. Just food for thought guys. I am not including the really horrific images of factory-farmed sheep because it makes me sick, but if you would like further information on that topic, visit this link: Sheep are kept for their wool, skin, meat and milk...

Here is a video from Pink! standing up for sheep and telling us the truth behind the industry: Interesting that it is age restricted 18+ because farmers don't want you to see how bad it really is. 

(This is a really graphic video, just warning you).

I only watched this once:

You can find many other articles on the internet under a factory-farmed sheep search. Thanks for being who you are, and caring enough to look into this.

Much metta (loving kindness)

XOXO

Erin