Racoon dogs skinned alive to make knock off uggs

This is possible the most HORRIFYING, DISGUSTING , MEAN, SHOCKING, GRAPHIC, CRUEL ting i have EVER seen. I genuinely cried, and spend most of the video with my hands clasped over my mouth. I feel sick and spreading the news like this is the Least i can do. Do not watch the video if you are easily you know sick, it is so horrifying there are no words.

Basically Chinese farms are skinning raccoon dogs alive for their fur. Real uggs are made of sheep skin - not an awful lot better - and can cost up to $300 a pair, however these knock offs are being produced at a fraction of a price because they are using raccoon dog fur. Around 40 million raccoon dogs a year are being killed for their fur. Whats worse, raccoon dogs are not classed as dogs and so are exempt from the high street rules apparently, so they could in theory, legally end up on the hightstreet and we would be none the wiser.

What you can do:

• Make sure if you have to buy uggs you buy real ones.
• Avoid anything that mentions animal products/testing etc.. and watch out for fur.
• If possible, until all this has blown over and been solved, avoid uggs in general. Who know's what is going on behind the scenes.
• Spread the word.

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Solar powered Bikini

There's been some great weather recently and i can imagine you have all been thinking " oh no i need a brand new bikini that's unique and bursting with technology so i can swim and charge my ipod so i will never have to stop listening to music". If that is the case, and i can imagine it is, you should have a look at this. A brooklyn based designer called Andrew Schneider has created a solar powered bikini. It is capable of charging both mobile phones and MP3 players. It's completley safe as it uses a low charge and transfers the chagre straight from the bikini into the device so no electricity is stored and you can still swim (as long as you unplug everything). So if you want to be the thing all your friends are jealous about don't hesitate to get one.

How:

It uses thin, flexible strips of Photovoltaic film strips and usb connecters, don't pretend you don't know what i'm talking about.

How much:

Each handmade bikini taking around 80 hours to make comes in at just under $200.

 
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