HD Leather jacket made of ELephant skin???
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From: Ellenwood, GA - The Ghetto Part
Guy I knew back in the 70's had some cowboy boots made from elephant hide. He took his keys out one day, ran them across the toe of one of the boots and didn't even leave a scratch.
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maybe a few of you need to go educate your self on elephant hide.There are several locations for this on the elephant with one being the ear, the underbelly and then the area below the tail.It is of my opinion that a old aged suffering elephant possibly diseased could be put to use and euthanized and its PARTS used .
Better care has lead to certain animals not being as endangered as they once were.Also better enforcement of poaching laws have made the population higher and sometimes to high for the amount of feed they have.
Better care has lead to certain animals not being as endangered as they once were.Also better enforcement of poaching laws have made the population higher and sometimes to high for the amount of feed they have.
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Don't know about HD having a jacket made of elephant skin. When I was in Thailand I saw a bag made of elephant leather and can tell you that stuff is tough as nails. Pretty penny to boot as well. I'm certain you could have filled it with bricks and drug it down a paved highway for many miles without any damage.
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lol--------------So you are saying al elephant hide is illegal??
as far as the tigers in Tx I am fully aware as we used to move horse meat for feed for them until the bleeding hearts decided it was better for a horse to suffer and be forced to die from opportunistic infections of advanced age than to be put down in a humane fashion and the meat used to preserve life.You forgot to mention the wolf population in preserves in Tx -------tsk tsk
as far as the tigers in Tx I am fully aware as we used to move horse meat for feed for them until the bleeding hearts decided it was better for a horse to suffer and be forced to die from opportunistic infections of advanced age than to be put down in a humane fashion and the meat used to preserve life.You forgot to mention the wolf population in preserves in Tx -------tsk tsk
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I had an elephant leather jacket back in the 70's. My father gave it to me after he picked it up in Thailand. It was a great Jacket (wish I still had it). It saved me some rash once when a lady pulled in front of me at an intersection. It was tough as nails as it didn't even get a scratch from the slide on the asphalt.
What does one cost these days?
What does one cost these days?
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I don't think about where leather comes from but if it was from an elephant I would. It'd creep me out.
I agree!
I agree!
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There is such a thing as legal elephant leather. Elephant herds can sometimes grow too large and become destructive to people and or their crops. The elephant herd is then culled to reduce their numbers to a less destructive level. Whether or not you still want to use the leather is up to you I guess. The locals usually benefit a fairly high amount from the meat and the sale of the leather which isn't the case I imagine when the elephants are poached for their ivory. Hunting elephants is also legal in some African nations and brings quite a bit of money to the locals since it cost 10's of thousands to hunt them legally.