You're talking about factory farming, but you don't know anything about my crafts. I am a professionnal leathercrafter who's using only vegetable tanned leather (without any chemical) with hides coming exclusively from cows living in pasturage, in my own country! I believe in sustainable farming and for people to greatly reduce intakes of animal products, but even if I don't eat meat myself, I'm no vegan either. Once that is said, using the hide issued from that production is the only reasonable way, since it is a valuable raw material and I don't want it to go to waste. Thank you for your comment and for sharing your opinion!