Many leather goods are made from the byproducts of the slaughterhouse, so while you may not be contributing to the destruction of animals, you will be contributing to the profits of these establishments. Some leather is purpose made, i.e. the animal is grown and slaughtered purely for its skin. The Nov/Dec 1991 issue of the Vegetarian Journal has this to say about leather: "Environmentally turning animal hides into leather is an energy intensive and polluting practice.

A match is a donor or cord blood unit with specific HLA markers that are the same as yours. Research has found that a small number of HLA markers are most important to transplant outcomes. These are the markers transplant doctors look at when they match donors with patients. The best available donor or cord blood unit may match you at all or at most of the HLA markers your doctor looks at. Many patients who receive an unrelated donor transplant have a partially matched donor or cord blood unit. See similar questions...

Shoe leather is the unfolding of events that are inherently not interesting, in order to establish something you feel the audience wouldn't accept if you didn't explain it. The hero's supposed to interrogate Rodney K. Bellefeuille. How does he find him? If Rodney is a normal person, he'd just look him up in the phone book, something we hardly need to see. But if he's al "the secretive Rodney K. See similar questions...

Many leathers will have a little give to them with wear, but it's not a good idea to count on them stretching a lot to get a comfortable fit. See similar questions...

All other seating surfaces in the car are vinyl. This includes the backseats and other portions of the front seats. See similar questions...

How to care for leather and how to clean leather depends entirely upon what type of leather you have. And remember, cleaning leather is an imperfect art at best. We can break this down into three categories. If you are uncertain about something don’t hesitate to ask us! Pigmented leather is the easiest to care for and to clean. In general it can be identified by its shiny and glossy surface, however there are exceptions so be careful. It requires very little care. See similar questions...

You can access our A Shopper's Guide To Leather Alternatives online at: www.vrg.org/nutshell/leather.htm. See similar questions...

The major command patch on brown leather or the U.S. Air Force shield on brown leather is worn on the right breast. The brown leather nametag on black leather is worn on the left breast. Rank is not worn. See similar questions...

We are no longer able to order NIV Bibles in leather. However, if your request is great enough, it might be possible to specially order from a different publisher. A suitable size request would be 96 or more of the same edition. The CD-ROMS we provide are what is called a "Master CD". They contain a large selection of unlockable items such as Translation, Books and Commentaries. See similar questions...

Latigo is a type of tannage used in certain cowhide leather. It is generally quite soft and supple to the touch, and has a slight oily feel to it. See similar questions...

This is a leather which has been dyed to attain its colour. The finish is soft & has somewhat less of a shine than “Polished leather” finishes. Polished Uppers are treated to give a high shine appearance, this can give an initial firmer feel to the shoe. See similar questions...

Why Deerskin Leather? Deerskin is unsurpassed for being breathable, lightweight, and comfortable. Simply put, deerskin leather will conform to your feet more easily. It moves with your feet and gives where you need it to give. Because of this, it requires no breaking in period as most leathers do. Deerskin leather will stay soft even after being wet repeatedly. It is a superior leather for many foot problems. See similar questions...

Top grain leather is leather from the uppermost layer of a hide. It is the highest quality part of the hide. See similar questions...

Pigmented Leather is any top grain leather to which a clear topcoat and pigments have been applied. The pigments are what usually give the shiny even top color to the leather. The leather may or may not be aniline dyed. Sometimes the pigments (color) are applied to a base crust of a different color and in this case the leather in not dyed all the way through. See similar questions...

Nubuk is top grain leather that has been aniline dyed for color and then polished to create a nap. Since Nubuk leathers have no pigment applied these hides will exhibit color variation from hide to hide and dye lot to dye lot. Some natural markings are visible throughout these hides. Prolonged exposure to sunlight will cause these leathers to fade. See similar questions...

Distressed Leather is aniline dyed leather with an artificially worn and aged appearance in which the natural characteristics of the hide such as healed scars, scratches, and wrinkles are considered a positive characteristic. See similar questions...

Antiqued Leather is leather that is dyed with one color over another to create highlights and an aged appearance. See similar questions...