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When a creature is skinned, what parts are typically removed? The epidermis only or all the way down to the dermis? Is the subcutaneous layer removed?65.182.82.248 (talk) 18:33, 4 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, all layers of a skin are typically removed; I think it would be impossible to separate the dermis from the epidermis. When the proper cuts are made, the skin slips off the carcass like a sleeve. Some fat comes away with the skin. When an animal has been skinned, the skin (or "pelt") typically stretched over a board, inside-out, and a blade is used to scrape the fat away, a process called "fleshing". It's too bad this article doesn't explain the process in better detail. Boneyard90 (talk) 12:38, 8 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

NPOV?[edit]

Besides that picture's caption (which definitely needs citations as to where and when so that it can be verifiable), the line "As the removal of all (or most) of a person's skin is terminal, as well as extremely painful, this is a brutal method of punishment." contains weasel words.. This whole article may need a reworking. Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:30, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Insufficient citations for PETA Controversy[edit]

The two citations in the first paragraph of the "Skinning Controversy" section point to the same page on the PETA website. This page has references no primary sources for its information.

To raise animals for the purpose of collecting their skin is called fur farming. Animal rights organizations such as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) bring to light the controversy of skinning animals alive for their fur or skins.[15] Killing tactics deemed brutal by PETA are also in concern. Many fur farms skin animals alive to keep the pelts intact from damage that could occur while killing them. To avoid bullet holes, tears or slits from a knife, fur farmers can use methods such as beating the animal, electrocuting them, using poison to paralyse them, or breaking their necks.[16] Although these methods ensure an undamaged pelt, they are sometimes not enough to confirm the death of the animal, leaving the creature to be skinned alive.

15. "Fur Farms" . PETA. Retrieved March 16, 2013.

16. "Fur Farms" . PETA. Retrieved March 16, 2013. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.205.145.226 (talk) 23:46, 15 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]