This Pics appears to show ‘wounded’ cattle being slaughtered for leather

#Dhaka:  The Pics  which Sky & SIN News  cannot independently verify, is part of a new campaign by #People for the #Ethical #Treatment of #Animals (PETA) and was filmed over the course of two years in the Hazaribagh district of Dhaka.

It shows some animals appearing malnourished and others with broken tails and open wounds.

Sky News has obtained pics  which appears to show cattle wounded and weak before being slaughtered as part of the billion-dollar Bangladeshi leather business.
The campaign group says it wants to expose the mistreatment of cattle in undocumented tanneries in the city where the cost of production is very low.

Kirsty Henderson, campaign coordinator for PETA UK, said: “The chances are that leather is on our high street.


#Eamonn #Challenges #PETA #Campaigner “There is no way of knowing because the industry is so opaque.”

The #USA, #China and #Bangladesh are all large exporters of leather and hides.

The actual supply chain can be murky, making it difficult to trace a product back to a cow.


Skins move through international auction houses and are purchased and distributed to manufacturers around the world, and finished goods are often exported.

The #RSPCA’s head of international, Paul Littlefair, said: “There isn’t a single standard for the sourcing of leather around animal welfare.”

Kerry Senior, director of the UK Leather Federation, said: “Leather, like most products, is the culmination of a long, convoluted and global supply chain.”

He said standards and ethics are voluntary for #UK industry using leather products and that companies are pushing for better practice.

“This is being driven by the brands.

“Companies are demanding that their suppliers either exclude certain sources or that their supply chains are auditable to achieve the animal welfare standards that they are looking for.”

There is currently no legislation in the UK and Europe for the labelling of the country of origin for the final product.