Point number one is that buying shaving brushes made with badger hair
funds an industry which has been shown to involve tremendous cruelty. Which is a repulsive industry and certainly not necessary.
You attack someone else for not looking at the consequences of their purchase whilst doing the self same thing.
Point number two.
From Simpsons own website ...."Due to badgers being a protected species in North America and most of Europe, the largely successful appearance of quality synthetic bristle shaving brushes has now opened up an alternative & very functional product."
And.."A synthetic shaving brush is ideal for those who are worried about the provenance of badger hair & those seeking a luxuriously soft shave with relatively little maintenance."
So they even say synthetic brushes are a viable alternative. And if
"Due to badgers being a protected species in North America and most of Europe.." where do you think the badger hair they use comes from?
Also from Simpsons site, "Simpson also procures a High Mountain White Manchurian Badger, used in our Special & Limited Edition brushes only."
Now Manchuria is in China I believe.
From Peta's website. "PETA Asia eyewitnesses visited multiple badger farms across China, which exports badger-hair brushes to countries worldwide. On every farm, they documented hellish living conditions, including being confined to cramped wire cages and often suffering from severe, untreated injuries."
https://support.peta.org/page/6750/a...1?locale=en-US
So I'd like to know where exactly you think the. "protected sources that do not involve cruelty" actually are and how they operate. Because I don't think you have a clue about them.