Comments on: Hermes Breeds own Crocs to Meet Bag Demand

By: Lamar

Lamar — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:05:51 +0000

Finally, someone who makes some sense. You can’t compare what Hermes is doing to raising cattle AT ALL, cows are NOT killed for their skins, cows are killed for their meat and leather is a bi-product of this. . .

I do agree that it’s sad/wrong to be raising and eventually killing these animals strictly for their hides, if this is indeed the case.

By: hermes1

hermes1 — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:16:36 +0000

apart from having the necessary money to buy such a bag, do you think breeding animals only to kill them for making bags is correct? Nobody eats crocodiles, at least not at industrial level!
Easy to forget behind the bag was a LIVING CREATURE

By: fact

fact — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:14:50 +0000

in australia crocodiles are hunted and killed most of the time anyway cause they tend to eat people like every month so who cares?
theyre disgusting anyway…creepy…
its no different to farming cows anyway…cows get skinned meat gets sold just like with crocodiles.
just because purseblog decides to write an article feel free to comment on what is written but dont go off at the industry unless you have all the facts. if you dont like crocodile leather then you probably wont like calfskin leather as well.

By: mathilde

mathilde — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:36:52 +0000

It’s revolting.

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:30:03 +0000

These bags are more harmful than just the fact that they require crocodiles to be killed solely for their skins. The leather for these bags was chrome tanned (as is 90% of the world’s leather). Tanning is the process that turns raw animal skins into durable, lasting leather via tannins. Chrome tanning utilizes chromium sulfate and other salts of chromium, i.e. heavy metals, to tan leather and is terrible for the environment. So these bags are not only killing crocodiles solely for decoration but they’re poisoning the environment in their creation as well. This is very sad, because these bags are undeniably beautiful.

If you care about these issues, but love leather bags, I recommend looking for bags that specifically use “vegetable tanned” cow leather. As far as I know, cows are never killed solely for their skins (that would make leather MUCH more expensive, as cows can’t be cheap to raise) and vegetable tanning uses the tannins from vegetable matter, like tree bark, wood chips, berries, etc. to tan the leather. This process takes much longer and is more expensive than chrome tanning, but is definitely better for the environment.

Unfortunately, there aren’t many beautiful vegetable tanned bags on the market today, as far as I’ve seen, but I think that’s just because people aren’t well enough informed.

By: Crocodylus

Crocodylus — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:53:35 +0000

Hypocrite hypocrite..
There is no difference if you are black or white, and so..there is no difference if you are cows, chicken, monkeys or if you are a or 3 crocodiles, right? if you can afford to enjoy Ruth Chris or Mastros steak then be it, mostly others will say “lucky you”, right?. Why it is different with others who can afford crocodile purses? Why don’t we all be vegetarians!! so the animals will be over populated and out of control and they are to come to eat us instead of we are in control over the animals. Breading crocs and kill them for their leather and meet is the right things to do.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:26:18 +0000

Really i don’t get what the BIG deal is!!!…there’s more to talk about and more to life than saying slaying slayers is cruel!!!…..or don’t u guys know that only a small part of the crocodile skin is used for leather…dont u guys know the reason why it is so expensive??!…..jackets could even use up to 8 crocs……but these things don’t have souls…humans die every day and we are not yet extinct and these crocs are in farms and are not haunted down in the wild.even if dey are just 1 or 2..which would be used for breeding purposes…besides…d crocodile population is still substantial…..If a CROC….should c any of u at this moment…it will KILL you and waste your human parts…it doesn’t eat everything!!!! and the truth is that most of you guys can’t afford it, if not all………so instead of getting angry about it…just let the users including myself enjoy them…and feel good about them. i didn’t pay 46000 for nothing! so people just chill out

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:36:31 +0000

To the person who said that no brand makes a non-leather line, you should look into Stella McCartney. Her bags are great, and everything she makes uses absolutely no animal products–she is a vegan and all of her items are vegan-friendly. Her bags are gorgeous and stand the test of time, and her faux leather is very convincing.

Marie–I don’t agree with you: we can change things. Vote with your pocketbook, and refuse to buy items that are made from leather, exotics, or whatever else you find tragic/objectionable. And spread the word. It can change things. And even if it doesn’t change the retail or food industries and their treatment of animals, at least you won’t be supporting something you don’t agree with–and that’s important!

By: marie

marie — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:36:43 +0000

Oh!darlyn. Next time you try to make a point, I suggest going back to school and learning some basic grammar and spelling before attempting to post bc you just made yourself look like a complete idiot. Oh and stop swearing. You sound like some preadolescent girl…Seriously, grow up.

Anyway, personally it’s tragic but we can’t do anything to stop it. Just like we can’t stop rapists, murderers, paedophiles and the like. Sad world, but that’s how things are.

By: Kaytey

Kaytey — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:01:48 +0000

Oh!darlyn,
Caring about one issue doesn’t mean you can’t care about two, or three, or four.

By: Oh!darlyn

Oh!darlyn — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:58:50 +0000

Shut up!!!!
All of you stuped American and brunette bitches ur crying over an animal but not over people who are dying everyday because of human cruelty as well, instead of writing this BS you should be wrapping yourselves onto a tree to save their habitat so one day the wont become extinct smart asses!!!

By: hect

hect — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:04:17 +0000

i think its fine, the crocs hermes will breed must be perfect and the concept of exotics is great i just think the textures and shades are so fantastic and , the fact that they still make the bags in croc and that they are breeding the perfect animals to make them them just makes hermes even more unique and perfect

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:26:49 +0000

Its jus so sad to read this.. 3-4 crocodiles for 1 bag..?!
I would never want to use this..
I know its difficult to choose for products.. because no brand makes a non-leather line..
If just one big brand started this…Im sure there would be change!

By: Dawn

Dawn — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:35:04 +0000

Disgraceful…what is wrong with our society?

By: tm

tm — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:14:26 +0000

A lot of righteous anger, but keep in mind that our (human) impact on the global environment, is far, far bigger than all of the animals that we raise and slaughter for vanity. We’ve pushed entire species into extinction, destroyed habitats, changed the chemistry of the seas and the air. So while you can get all indignant about not buying an exotic skinned bag, think about the bigger picture of the impact your lifestyle already has, and you’ll find you’ve already probably killed more animals (both warm and fuzzy and slimy and scary) than Hermes has for one bag.
Does it make croc skin bag right? Probably not. But this is illustrating that infamous statement that a handful of deaths is a tragedy, while millions are a statistic.

By: Amouseanon

Amouseanon — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:54:44 +0000

So much righteous anger! Hermes, at least, trains and employs highly skilled artisans who make a decent wage. Far better than supporting Walmart and sweatshops. Or shouldn’t human beings have more rights than animals?

By: 19yearslater

19yearslater — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:27:17 +0000

I’m really just not an exotic fan as it is. I don’t like the way they look. No hate to those who wear them, I’m just not among the fans.

By: Sheena

Sheena — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:01:39 +0000

I like Hermès like any other luxury brand but this makes me sick to my stomach.

By: Yvette

Yvette — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:23:58 +0000

I can’t believe that Hermès uses three to four crocodiles for a handbag! Some may call it hypocritical, but humans raise animals for nourishment. It is downright repulsive to slay so many crocodiles for a fashion item.

By: Britney

Britney — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:57:11 +0000

Yes, it is disgusting- but do people realise that goats, cows, etc do not have every part of their body used. Most of the leather we have in handbags and shoes come from cows etc that were killed only for their skin, the rest is disgarded as waste. This idea that the meat industry uses all parts of the animal is a myth. Leather is prodominantly from India where sacred cows are taken, killed in the most inhumane way and treated with harsh chemicals so the leather doesn’t deteriate. Seriously people- synthetic, synthetic, synthetic! It’s just something to carry your keys in- no need for all this suffering!!!