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Indian school board to reassess leather shoe policy

24/02/2014

Schools in India might make leather shoes mandatory rather than compulsory due to a new advisory statement by the Central Board of Secondary Education. The board was influenced by People for Animals' member secretary Gauri Maulekhi, who wrote complaining of “environmental concerns” of leather, reported the Times of India.  "The production of...

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