This video may have been released a few years ago, but very little has changed. I know some people love their feather pillows and duvets, coats padded with down, but most of them don't have a clue where this comes from. There are farms in Europe and Asia where the birds are plucked while alive- this is similar to me just pulling your hair out, it's painful and can leave huge bleeding nasty injuries that can get infected. What's more, it's completely unnecessary considering the rather large meat industry which readily provides corpses for plucking (thus avoiding a great deal of pain). Of course, people want it cheaper so plucking the same bird 6 times a year can produce more for less, just think of the crap life that bird has for your cheap pillow.
You can buy cruelty-free down, but it can still be questionable. There's a number of big brands (such as, shall we call them 'Hadidas') that have been said to use these farms for their puffer jackets and whatnot, There are of course e-petitions against this, but I do believe it's just simpler to stay away from the stuff and buy synthetic. I've never seen the fuss for feathers anyhow, they're just extremely allergenic and make a mess when they get holes in them.
This post was just an FYI, as many people don't seem to have a clue about it whatsoever.
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