Putting living cows into boiling water

Infinity · 07-12-2007, 01:57 AM

I just heard today that the meat industry boils LIVE cows in order to soften their skin in order to make good leather. They boil the cows, and then slaughter them for beef. It is one thing to produce meat, but boiling live cows, its just very sad.

I am a vegetarian by the way, and I do my absolute best to avoid leather.

shart1780 · 07-12-2007, 03:15 AM

Do you eat fish?

Canadiens1131 · 07-12-2007, 04:46 AM

Beef is delicious. Boiling live cows is bad.

Beef is delicious.

Beef is delicious

MissMaCo · 07-12-2007, 04:46 AM

wow that's awful

CTU2fan · 07-12-2007, 07:42 AM

I'm still emotionally scarred from seeing Glen Close boil that bunny in Fatal Attraction...c'mon, boiling live cows? That's just sick.

unico · 07-12-2007, 07:49 AM

i don't understand how boiling them alive makes for better leather?

to a fellow vegetarian.

fly so high! · 07-12-2007, 07:55 AM

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Originally posted by Infinitum98
I just heard today that the meat industry boils LIVE cows in order to soften their skin in order to make good leather. They boil the cows, and then slaughter them for beef. It is one thing to produce meat, but boiling live cows, its just very sad.

I am a vegetarian by the way, and I do my absolute best to avoid leather.

I don't think so, source please?....where did you hear this crap from now, Yes....the cow's SKIN is boiled but not when the beast is alive. *shakes head*

anitram · 07-12-2007, 09:12 AM

What would be the point of boiling it alive? You'd lose a large profit because the meat would subsequently be unusable. Story sounds kind of fishy to me.

CTU2fan · 07-12-2007, 09:37 AM

Yeah true...I know boiling the hide is part of leather production but it seems like boiling JUST the hide, rather than the whole cow, would be easier.

LJT · 07-12-2007, 09:41 AM

The story sounds very bogus to me...they boil the skin after the cow is dead, they don't boil the cow alive as has already been said it would ruin the meat...this is either from a really misworded source or a bad source from extreme animal websites or some such.

toscano · 07-12-2007, 12:40 PM

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Originally posted by Infinitum98
I just heard today that the meat industry boils LIVE cows in order to soften their skin in order to make good leather.

Heard where ?

Vincent Vega · 07-12-2007, 12:55 PM

Reminds me of the Bonsai Kitten hoax.

Infinity · 07-12-2007, 02:25 PM

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Originally posted by shart1780
Do you eat fish?

No I do not.

Infinity · 07-12-2007, 02:27 PM

Hmm. I read all of your answers, I hope you guys are right in saying that they kill the cow first and then boil its skin. I don't quite remember where I read this, and I didn't save the link. If I can find it I will post it.

But yes, eating meat is one thing. Even though I don't support eating meat or wearing leather/fur, I believe that they should at least kill the animals in the most painless way possible, not in a way that just maximizes profits.

Infinity · 07-12-2007, 02:28 PM

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Originally posted by unico
i don't understand how boiling them alive makes for better leather?

to a fellow vegetarian.

Ohh you are vegetarian? Thats awesome. Are you one for health reasons or moral reasons. Anyways, thats great to hear.

Vincent Vega · 07-12-2007, 02:50 PM

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Originally posted by Infinitum98
Hmm. I read all of your answers, I hope you guys are right in saying that they kill the cow first and then boil its skin. I don't quite remember where I read this, and I didn't save the link. If I can find it I will post it.

But yes, eating meat is one thing. Even though I don't support eating meat or wearing leather/fur, I believe that they should at least kill the animals in the most painless way possible, not in a way that just maximizes profits.

It wouldn't maximize profit. They couldn't sell the meat anymore, and the leather isn't that valuable.

annie_vox · 07-12-2007, 05:36 PM

I don't believe they boil them alive... They would if there was any beneficts but that's not the case...
Believe me (I can't speak for all countries though), usually animals are killed in the less painful way, the problem is that they can sense dead because of the feromones. But it's the way they treat them when they're gaining weight that messes with me... In fact it puts me in a bad mood in an instant... Especially with pigs... The way they keep them, they barely have any space to move, they're eyes are red from the high temperatures and bad air, they look so scared... It's really horrible.

Snowlock · 07-12-2007, 05:47 PM

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Originally posted by Infinitum98
I just heard today that the meat industry boils LIVE cows in order to soften their skin in order to make good leather. They boil the cows, and then slaughter them for beef. It is one thing to produce meat, but boiling live cows, its just very sad.

I am a vegetarian by the way, and I do my absolute best to avoid leather.

Reading this I must say I was nearly moooooved to tears.

Dusty Bottoms · 07-12-2007, 07:06 PM

Lobster anyone?

hawkman · 07-12-2007, 08:40 PM

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Originally posted by Infinitum98
Hmm. I read all of your answers, I hope you guys are right in saying that they kill the cow first and then boil its skin. I don't quite remember where I read this, and I didn't save the link. If I can find it I will post it.

But yes, eating meat is one thing. Even though I don't support eating meat or wearing leather/fur, I believe that they should at least kill the animals in the most painless way possible, not in a way that just maximizes profits.

Keeping consumer costs down is a factor in this too.

We want our Rib Eye, and we don't want to pay through the nose fo rit.

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07-12-2007, 01:57 AM	#1
Infinity Refugee Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,188 Local Time: 04:22 AM	Putting living cows into boiling water I just heard today that the meat industry boils LIVE cows in order to soften their skin in order to make good leather. They boil the cows, and then slaughter them for beef. It is one thing to produce meat, but boiling live cows, its just very sad. I am a vegetarian by the way, and I do my absolute best to avoid leather. __________________

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07-12-2007, 04:46 AM	#3
Canadiens1131 ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 10,363 Local Time: 07:22 AM	Beef is delicious. Boiling live cows is bad. Beef is delicious. Beef is delicious

07-12-2007, 04:46 AM	#4
MissMaCo Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: May 2004 Location: France - North West Coast Posts: 3,823 Local Time: 01:22 PM	wow that's awful

07-12-2007, 07:42 AM	#5
CTU2fan Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 5,366 Local Time: 07:22 AM	I'm still emotionally scarred from seeing Glen Close boil that bunny in Fatal Attraction...c'mon, boiling live cows? That's just sick.

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unico Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Rage Ave. Posts: 18,749 Local Time: 06:22 AM	i don't understand how boiling them alive makes for better leather? to a fellow vegetarian.

07-12-2007, 09:12 AM	#8
anitram Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: NY Posts: 17,731 Local Time: 07:22 AM	What would be the point of boiling it alive? You'd lose a large profit because the meat would subsequently be unusable. Story sounds kind of fishy to me.

07-12-2007, 09:37 AM	#9
CTU2fan Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 5,366 Local Time: 07:22 AM	Yeah true...I know boiling the hide is part of leather production but it seems like boiling JUST the hide, rather than the whole cow, would be easier.

07-12-2007, 09:41 AM	#10
LJT Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: May 2005 Location: Belfast Posts: 5,079 Local Time: 11:22 AM	The story sounds very bogus to me...they boil the skin after the cow is dead, they don't boil the cow alive as has already been said it would ruin the meat...this is either from a really misworded source or a bad source from extreme animal websites or some such.

07-12-2007, 12:55 PM	#12
Vincent Vega Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Berlin Posts: 6,641 Local Time: 12:22 PM	Reminds me of the Bonsai Kitten hoax.

07-12-2007, 02:27 PM	#14
Infinity Refugee Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,188 Local Time: 04:22 AM	Hmm. I read all of your answers, I hope you guys are right in saying that they kill the cow first and then boil its skin. I don't quite remember where I read this, and I didn't save the link. If I can find it I will post it. But yes, eating meat is one thing. Even though I don't support eating meat or wearing leather/fur, I believe that they should at least kill the animals in the most painless way possible, not in a way that just maximizes profits.

07-12-2007, 05:36 PM	#17
annie_vox Refugee Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Where the wind calls my name Posts: 1,492 Local Time: 11:22 AM	I don't believe they boil them alive... They would if there was any beneficts but that's not the case... Believe me (I can't speak for all countries though), usually animals are killed in the less painful way, the problem is that they can sense dead because of the feromones. But it's the way they treat them when they're gaining weight that messes with me... In fact it puts me in a bad mood in an instant... Especially with pigs... The way they keep them, they barely have any space to move, they're eyes are red from the high temperatures and bad air, they look so scared... It's really horrible.

07-12-2007, 07:06 PM	#19
Dusty Bottoms Acrobat Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: On the veranda Posts: 443 Local Time: 06:22 AM	Lobster anyone?