A non-list friend of mine said enough with the Carnivale look and all the birds that gave their lives for those costumes.
Most of the really outrageous feathers like peacock, ostrich and pheasant (see Miss Trinidad & Tobago) are SHED and recovered, then washed/dyed and sold to the trade. The birds live and produce another crop every year.
Many of the other feathers that are white or dyed are a by-product of the meat produced (turkey, mostly), but some pheasant, goose and chicken as well. The birds aren't killed for their feathers.
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