AFTER decades as the pariah of the fashion industry, fur is fighting back — with claims it is one of the most environmentally friendly clothing materials that exist.
Fur is renewable, non-polluting, biodegradable and energy efficient, and wearing fur will protect the planet's precious ecosystem, say producers.
If you wear fur it is considered cruel, even evil.. I wonder if these same people eat meat, drink milk, or anything with animal byproducts (leather shoes anyone). I mean fur now days isn't produced from endangered species, yes they are farmed for their fur, but aren't all animals farmed for something. Don't we produce baby cows just so we can milk their mothers? Don't we have battery hens and range free hens just to steal their eggs? Aren't cattle put into feed-lots to fatten them up just for us to eat?
How is any of this different from using their fur to keep warm...
Now I am not saying I advocate fur - or that I would even wear it - I am just asking the question. WHY is there such a stigma for fur? Why is it that to wear fur you are a murderer and people throw red paint on you to signify the blood of the animal you are wearing. I have never had anything remotely like this happen when I indulge in a burger from Hungry Jacks or McDonald's - why am I NOT a murderer (in fact aren't I more of a murderer because I am ingesting the animal not just wearing it)..
So what do YOU think? Here is the FENDI coat (called the Yeti coat I think) how hot do these girls look? (Kate Moss off to a Led Zepplin gig and Kate Bosworth wearing it at the Fendi Show in China)
I have wanted a fur coat (not real cause let's face most it real fur coats are ugly and far to expensive for my budget) for ages now. I am bidding on one at ebay..
Do you think I can get away with this in BrisVegas?
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SOME murderer's do eat their victims. But I guess most people who wear fur also don't kill amd skin the animal either. I probably should have said I have never had anyone throw red paint on me when I wear leather shoes ..
Ps I won the black one!!
but aren't they then classified as Cannibals? anywho.. the black one.. yey! you totally have to go to NY now, just so you can wear it!
The stigma against Fur is for the WAY that the animals are killed - and the fact that they used to be a dying (literally breed!)...
go check out youtube for some animal rights videos regarding the killing of animals for their fur - often they are still alive when skinned.....
slow painful gruesome death...
I think fur can look fantastic - I was offered a fur hat and beautiful cape - but seeing as most of my friends are vegetarian and a lot vegan, and I dont think any of them own leather - I figured to steer clear for now! (wait till i get back to oz where my friends appreciate the importance of fashion!)
I am pretty sure most if not all animals killed for fur wouldn't be killed that way anymore. It's kind like those anti-abortion movies where they show all these attrocious things saying they are from late stage abortions and everything when most if not all of it was prooved to have been from misscariages and still births... But your right IF they aren't killed in a humane way then I will not be wearing it.. Although there are still arguments about the way some animals are killed for meat..
Fur is NOT green in any way. You must take in account the amount of energy & chemicals it takes to raise & slaughter the animals.
Trapped fur uses 3.5 times more in total energy content than faux fur.
Ranched fur uses 15 times more energy than producing synthetic fur.
Animal fur and skin production cases serious air and water pollution.
More chemicals are needed for animal fur production to preserve the fabric from naturally decomposing: Ammonia, chromates, bleaching agents, coal tar derivatives, hydrogen peroxide, formaldehyde, sulphides and ranched fur animal feces are contaminating YOUR water!
I thank you for your post Healing Heart but I wasn't the one advocating fur as green - I quoted an article.
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