With a single shahtoosh shawl in excess of $ 1000 is not surprising that the rich elite can afford such a luxury.
$ 1000, but a drop in the bucket compared to the devastating impact of the luxury of holding a shahtoosh shawl is on the resources of the Tibetan antelope. The actual cost of these cloths are the decline of endangered species to satisfy human vanity.
What shahtoosh shawl?
In the Persian king "shahtoosh means" the Wools'-perfect description for an ultra-fine wool that is softer or angora, cashmere and pashmina.
Shahtoosh shawls are so incredibly small, may be passed through a finger ring size, so that their common name "ring towels. The reason they are so easy, because each hair of the Tibetan antelope is about 6 times thinner than human hair removed . It is a very fine hair!
Each shahtoosh shawl requires about 350 grams> Lana. Be like every Tibetan antelope, not more than 125 to 150 grams, it takes the wood from three animals to make a shawl.
What is the harvest of wool?
One might ask why there are so many stories about shahtoosh shawls. Take the wool from many other animals, after all.
True, but the Tibetan antelope is different.
To collect the fine, these magnificent animals are slaughtered.Yes, it's true. Where we are just a comb or other animals to harvest their wool, hair of the Tibetan antelope has to be individually plucked from the skin.
Imagine, killing three animals of each scarf sold shahtoosh!
Shahtoosh shawls are illegal
Once popular among celebrities is to drape around their shoulders when wearing expensive ballgowns at prestigious events, or even clothes that their baby shahtooshScarves were once the epitome of luxury celebrity.
Have recognized Fortunately, more and more high-celebrities that wearing is one shahtoosh shawl adverse effect on its reputation. Some have even joined the campaign against the sale of these scarves.
But that does not mean that people do not always wear it.
Although the trade in shahtoosh is banned in most countries, continue to offer retailers to the scarves in exclusive boutiques around the world. The share of the Internet --Commercial, too.
They examine the origins of the wool, which she tells stories of "mountain goat" timid "rubs that trees and shrubs, while their wool. Can be collected due to the small amount of wool in this way, the price is high. If only customers know the price is high!
Of course, some I know, but who cares. The human desire for luxury is often the way of what is right and proper. As long as people areanxious, their selfish attitudes feed, continue to trade in shahtoosh shawls ... but only exist as long as the Tibetan antelope.
The risk of extinction
Tibetan antelope poachers kill about 20,000 each year, many pregnant women move with their herds to their preferred place of delivery.
Remains with less than 75,000 animals, is the Tibetan antelope, where a threat of extinction because of fashion.
Nono matter how rich you are, if you are a shahtoosh shawl purchasing the reason why three of these magnificent animals were killed. Only a total boycott can stop this trade.
If you are concerned about the fate of the animals that shares our planet, the ratio of the individual in shahtoosh work. One call to the local police station is all you need.
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