Wearing Animals: now what?

"While many people think  it is cruel to kill animals for their fur, leather
remains a popular  consumer item, even though both products require the
killing of animals.
Most consumers mistakenly assume that leather is merely a by-product of  the
meat industry, and that buying leather clothing does not increase  the number
of animals slaughtered. However, this belief ignores the  economic interdepe-
ndence of factory farming and the leather trade. In reality, leather is a
co-product of the meat industry, generating  significant profits for both
factory farms and the leather trade itself.  In fact, without the lucrative
sale of animal skins for leather,  factory farms would not even be able to
turn a profit by selling meat alone. Ultimately, buying leather products
subsidizes factory farms  while providing financial incentive for them to
produce more leather. " 

On idausa.org you could read a little more about it and try to figure out that we do not simply exploit animals by eating them but in a variety
of different ways. This is a nice complement of information for those who had just finished the book of J.S. Foer.