Natural Area Rugs and Animal Rights

Natural Jute Rug

Hollywood Love Rugs does not sell any animal product for which an animal loses it’s life purely for the purpose of manufacturing a fashion or home décor product. All natural animal items sold on this site are after-market products of the world-wide food industry.

Traditionally, certain animals have provided not only food but have been a source of goods which have enabled entire regions and even nations to survive: including sheep in Australia, New Zealand, Alpaca in Peru and Cattle in South America. The Peruvian Alpaca plays a similar role in Peruvian history and culture as the Buffalo has played in the history and culture of the plains tribes of Native Americans.

While we endorse personally the objectives of animal rights groups, we also are aware of the fact that nations, regions, communities and families around the world are dependent on animals for their food and livelihoods. We are simply retailers. Every major department store in the world retail animal products in one form or another, including belts, shoes, purses, handbags and a multitude of other items.

Our African animal products are obtained from licensed conservationist game preserves in Africa. And it is important to note that the goals and objectives of animal rights organizations and conservationist organizations are not always the same.

A universally animal friendly and cruelty free world will not be obtained by targeting retailers in after-market products. It will only be obtained when vast regions of the international landscape completely change their nutritional palates and in some cases their entire economy. It is difficult to estimate how many millions of individuals depend on the weaving of garments, rugs and other items from wool alone.

Some of these products have health oriented qualities, such as medical sheepskin used for infants and long-term bedridden patients, which simply cannot yet be duplicated by synthetic means.

Until then, Hollywood Love Rugs has been a leader in introducing non-animal product alternatives for our customers who already have made this choice for themselves. We feature faux fur rugs available as area rugs, fake bear rugs and faux animal hide rugs. These are hypoallergenic, animal friendly, cruelty free, and completely devoid of any hint of animal product. Interestingly, all synthetic products are manufactured by entirely chemical means and pose their own unique risks to the environment.

We serve a diverse constituency of customers, some of whom desire natural products which are free of chemicals, others who desire products made from environmentally friendly and sustainable sources, and those who wish to avoid animal products in preference to any other consideration. And we still have customers who simply want something unique and beautiful. We strive to strike a balance between the needs and principals of all our customers.