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Ahimsa Silk: Why it is NOT Cruelty-free and Vegan

From the selective breeding of silkworms that causes them disabilities; to crushing female moths in a mixer if found diseased; to storing male moths in a refrigerator to be taken out to mate again and again; to using fire to force silkworms out of the cocoon; the process of “ahimsa” silk production is no less cruel. Then why do producers of ahimsa silk claim there is no violence involved?

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