WHY UGGS ARE SO UGLY
Brittney Lentsch
As this winter season is slowly ending and spring is coming
up right around the corner, I think it is fair to say that this was once again
another winter season filled with the most popular shoe brand in the Midwest
for all types of women and some men. Want to take a guess? It’s called UGGs. UGGs get their
material from sheep all around the world but mainly from Australia. The whole
“UGG” frenzy started when Pamela Anderson wore them on her show Baywatch. She
really liked her UGGs and later on began promoting them all around the country
and advertising how it is safely made from sheep fur. Little did she know, she
found out later on that in the process of making these boots, they contribute
to a lot of animal cruelty. Our selfish need for the name brand “UGG” is financially
supporting animal cruelty in that very way. Most of Americans are told that
they just shave the fur off to make these boots. Most people also don’t know
that in the process of shaving their fur off, they have to shave the skin of the
sheep with it. When they get their skin shaved off, the moisture from inside of
them attracts maggots and over time the sheep literally get eaten alive. The
sheep don’t recieve any type of pain relieving medications or a humane way
of removing their skin. The sheep get castrated, get their tails cut off, and
their throats slit just for a trending shoe and a specific label. There are
many types of different substitutes made similar to UGGs that you can get for a
much less expensive price and that aren’t hurting millions of sheep each year. People
are literally wearing skin on their feet on a daily basis and do not realize
it. Next time you are walking down the hallway or the street in the winter time
and see someone wearing a pair of UGGs, think to yourself, that is eight more
sheep that just died for that pair of shoes. This is why I believe UGGs have an
ugly reputation.
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ReplyDeleteYou say our "selfish need" is "financially supporting" this ridiculous brand and its animal cruelty, do you think that everyone else who buys these boots know what is actually happening to these animals? Don't make such a rude assumption about people who buy this brand, maybe inform them of what is really going on so they know not to buy them next time. I myself had no idea of how UGG made their products, now I know and I am ever so thankful I've never bought any of their products and will continue to never do so.
ReplyDeleteI am very glad you posted this blog. I was unaware of how UGG made their boots, so I am glad you gave details as to how they make them. I have never owned a pair of UGGs, mainly because I cannot bring myself to spend $200 + on a pair of shoes. Now, knowing that animal cruelty is happening in the process of making these boots, it just reenforces the fact I will never buy a pair. In today's society, I feel like it is all about brand names, but if people read this, I hope that they will no longer support the UGG brand. Those sheep have to endure torture just so someone can have sheep fur boots. If people stop and think about how things are made, maybe they will make wiser choices when it comes to purchasing products in the future.
ReplyDeleteThis blog makes me very happy that people are slowly but surely starting to become aware of the fact that UGGs are hurting animals. I'm glad that you were able to write about this fetish of popular name brand boots because more people can be exposed to the ugly truth that needs to be seen. As I read this blog I also saw how passionate you were about this topic and it gives me hope that after reading this more people will come to realize where UGGs are coming from and see what is happening behind the scenes.
ReplyDeleteI had no idea that UGG shoes were made from sheep skin! I guess I never really put two and two together that my UGGs were made from any type of animal. Personally, I don't see any difference in Target brand imitation UGG boots than normal UGGs. Which is a plus because they are more than $100 cheaper AND aren't made out of sheep skin! I feel like a good majority of girls have at least one pair of UGG boots, but the statement at the end of your article "eight more sheep that died for one pair of shoes" sounds a little drastic to me. Are eight sheep really killed for one pair of boots?
ReplyDeleteI saw this from a share on Facebook about a month ago. I was in complete shock and disgust. Such an absolute terrible thing. I have never worn uggs just because of the fact that they are not my style, but this just makes them even uglier. I think more people need to see this and be aware as to what they are buying! This needs to stop!
ReplyDeleteThis was a very interesting article because I myself had no idea that animal cruelty was happening in the process of producing UGGs and now that I know how they make them is disgusting and really sad. I dont think that a lot of people know this, but I hope many people read this article and reconsider their next UGG purchase. I myself have 1 pair of UGGs that I bought because of comfort; had I known how they were made, I would of gotten the brand bear paw or something instead. I think it is ridiculous how people can do such harm to animals just to make a pair of boots. This article was a great choice and an eye opener for me.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very good post. I had no clue how UGGs were actually made. I knew that they were made out of sheeps fur but I didn't know that they actually had to shave off the skin also. This is so sad and its all behind the media. People didn't want to share what was really happening when UGGs were made otherwise no one would buy them. I am so glad this is finally coming out into the media. I do have three pairs of UGG boots and I feel horrible but I had no clue what was actually being done with the animals. It is so sad how they treat the animal and just let them get eaten alive by maggots. this was definitely an eye opener and I will never buy another pair of UGGs again. This is horrible and everyone should see what is actually happening.
ReplyDeleteThis really opened my eyes about how far people will go just to be in style. If more people thought this way animal cruelty would more defiantly decrease. Also I did not know how the UGG craze started and that was interesting. I never thought about it before. Growing up in a generation where everyone wears UGGS you never think about what actually goes into making them. Like you had said in your blog post most people think they are just made out of the fur and not the actual skin. I thought that too, it's hard to believe people would do all of that just to get a shoe.
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