I totally love stories like this!
I paid over $60K for my pick-up truck, when I ordered it, the sales people were shocked to hear I didn't want dead animal skin seat covers....cloth IS always an option. You just have to ask. My VW Jetta had "man made leather seats"....the sales person called corporate to confirm and I had them print me a letter guaranteeing that it was all man-made materials with no animal products.
We vote and make our voices heard with every consumer dollar we spend.
There are always options.