BrambleLane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ricki in Utah writes: I've thought about raising silkworms in my mulberry
trees, too, until I heard someone explain it's cruelty to animals.
Ricki, I am in my second season of raising silkworms. I am a handspinner.
And I intend to use the silk from them. I
BrambleLane writes: I would be interested in knowing
why it is considered cruelty to animals.
Lynn Carpenter writes: I think that must be the point when cocoons for
reeling are put in boiling water, killing the caterpillars before they chew
their way out.
Silly of me...! I keep forgetting that
