I was hoping that was the case--that most are shed naturally, or, as you say, by-products of the poultry industry.
But that doesn't mean the costumes aren't excessive! Ann Wass -----Original Message----- From: Land of Oz <[email protected]> To: Historical Costume <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Sep 13, 2011 9:08 am Subject: Re: [h-cost] Miss Universe 2011 "national" costumes > 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 old 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 eat produced (turkey, mostly), but some pheasant, goose and chicken as ell. The birds aren't killed for their feathers. Denise owa _______________________________________________ -costume mailing list [email protected] ttp://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
