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Silk is spun by silkworms as a protective coccoon, and in order for the silk to be harvested at the right time, the silkworms must be boiled from the coccoons. They are usually eaten in areas where food is scarce, but animal rights activists believe it is unfair to kill all of the silkworms in order to obtain their meat and silk.

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