There is a clear ethical dilemma here... (here we go :roll
Are the animals killed simply to provide the raw materials for a (eg) shaving brush handle? I guess the same question can be levied at the badger hair, which will probably end up in most of them...
Is it indeed more ethical to have badger hair in a synthetic or sustainable wood handle?
Ok, ok ... it is Sunday night and I'm tired! Yaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwn!!
(In any event I don't like the colour of the horn handles :? )
It says on the site that they do not use horn from animals that were killed specifically...not sure how you could tell.
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I would have thought the beast's themselves would be just too valuable to slaughter just for the horn, lets hope they at least have one hell of a BBQ.
It says on the site that they do not use horn from animals that were killed for horn specifically.
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I would have thought the beast's themselves would be just too valuable to slaughter just for the horn, lets hope they at least have one hell of a BBQ.
Quite, however the site title also mentions goods manufactured from Ivory et cetera...
I'm not squeamish nor what you would consider as a remotely politically correct, Guardianista but that corporate claim makes me more than a little wary...
Its not for me I'm afraid.
More importantly, as I said, I simply don't like the colour but the BBQ sounds good.
It says on the site that they do not use horn from animals that were killed specifically...not sure how you could tell.
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I would have thought the beast's themselves would be just too valuable to slaughter just for the horn, lets hope they at least have one hell of a BBQ.
There are some handsome handles on that site, I agree it is a difficult call to know for sure the true source but indeed the BBQ sounds nice, with the dreary weather I long for a nice warm day with a BBQ and a few cold beers.