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.
Absolutely spot on. Ethical consuming will change markets more than marches on our respective representative houses or letters to our MPs/Representatives. As crudely as it seems, Money Talks!