Purchase

Around 98% of down and feathers are obtained as a by-product after the birds have been slaughtered and thus will accrue regardless of whether there is a demand for bedding articles or not. Geese and ducks are being kept for the purpose of meat production. Down and feathers are just by-products.

 

For an expert it is quite simple to make such a distinction when examining the raw material. Once the feathers have been processed, however, it is impossible to make this distinction.