I imagine a lot of you already knew about cochineal.
I imagine a lot of you already knew about cochineal. Even so, because pictures this article is super squicky, but a potential lesson in the law of unintended consequences. PETA can stuff it.
Ms Butler Greenfield says it is important to remember that carmine is a natural product that it is a vital source of income for poor farmers in Peru. "People, mostly Peruvian, and mostly very poor, depend on carmine for their livelihood," she says.
What are you gonna do to replace an industry that employs 32,600 people? Are you kidding me?
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43786055
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43786055
Ms Butler Greenfield says it is important to remember that carmine is a natural product that it is a vital source of income for poor farmers in Peru. "People, mostly Peruvian, and mostly very poor, depend on carmine for their livelihood," she says.
What are you gonna do to replace an industry that employs 32,600 people? Are you kidding me?
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43786055
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43786055
My eyeroll is an epic one.
ReplyDeleteMaggie Brazeau I also hate PETA, but then they hate me too.
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