Fur Back in Fashion?

phykell · 18-10-2008, 00:23

I hope not, but there's always the chance someone will think there's nothing wrong in wearing it:

http://style.uk.msn.com/fashionandbe...609&ocid=today

The article could be quite distressing to read for some people - this is what I could quote:

"Death, when it comes, is brutal. Animals are dispatched in a way designed first and foremost to protect their pelts from damage: gassing, neck-breaking, poisoning and electrocution via the mouth or genitals are four of the most common methods.

And this is at regulated fur farms. In China, the biggest exporter of pelts in the world, fur farming is completely unregulated. Here animals are routinely skinned alive because it is thought to make the pelt softer, is considered easier to do and uses fewer resources than killing humanely."

I think it's shameful that some people can so easily put aside their empathy for other living things simply for the sake of "fashion".

Flibster · 18-10-2008, 00:44

This is probably going to sound odd...

If the meat was eaten would fur be acceptable? We eat cows and use their skin - fair enough I suppose.

If so, they can ship some of the skinned mink to me and I'll give it a go.

Piggymon · 18-10-2008, 09:57

I won't open that link. The last time I read something like that and saw pictures it haunted me for days

I think the problem is the number one the inhumane way the animals are killed and number two the rest of the animal is totally wasted.

If they were killed in a humane way and the meat was also used I don't think I would have a problem with it.

Matblack · 18-10-2008, 10:55

Disgusting, a lot of people made a big push in the 90s to get fur out of the fashion industry but since the pressure has come off and its crept back. It is without a doubt totally wrong to kill an (often rare and endangered) animal purely for a human to wear its beautiful pelt the coat always looks better on the animal. If you are going to kill an animal (and as an omnivore I am not against this) then you should use as much of the creature as possible and kill in a humane way.

If you want to wear fur then you should be prepared to kill for it

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8xo8BM...eature=related

MB

Matblack · 18-10-2008, 11:06

Little anti fur game for you

http://www.bloodyburberry.com/featur...ters/index.asp

Not scary unpleasant or offensive

MB

Will · 18-10-2008, 11:07

Just playing devil's advocate for a moment, if people eat the meat and they utilise the remains to make coats or what not I don't get why it's such a big deal?

However I'm totally against killing an animal (and vehemently so a near extinct one) purely for fur or leather.

i.e. Whaling - big bug bear of mine.

BBx · 18-10-2008, 11:22

I didn't know they farmed Chinchilla fur

BB x

Matblack · 18-10-2008, 11:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Will

Just playing devil's advocate for a moment, if people eat the meat and they utilise the remains to make coats or what not I don't get why it's such a big deal?

It isn't, not for me anyway, the issue is humane living and dying conditions and utilisation of the whole animal where possible

MB

Will · 18-10-2008, 12:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matblack

It isn't, not for me anyway, the issue is humane living and dying conditions and utilisation of the whole animal where possible

MB

Absolutely agreed.

SidewinderINC · 18-10-2008, 12:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matblack

It isn't, not for me anyway, the issue is humane living and dying conditions and utilisation of the whole animal where possible

MB

Is there a difference between these two scenarios

Bred for food & we use the fur/hide as a side product
Bred for the fur/hide & we eat the meat as a side product

?

18-10-2008, 00:23	#1
phykell Vodka Martini Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 833	Fur Back in Fashion? I hope not, but there's always the chance someone will think there's nothing wrong in wearing it: http://style.uk.msn.com/fashionandbe...609&ocid=today The article could be quite distressing to read for some people - this is what I could quote: "Death, when it comes, is brutal. Animals are dispatched in a way designed first and foremost to protect their pelts from damage: gassing, neck-breaking, poisoning and electrocution via the mouth or genitals are four of the most common methods. And this is at regulated fur farms. In China, the biggest exporter of pelts in the world, fur farming is completely unregulated. Here animals are routinely skinned alive because it is thought to make the pelt softer, is considered easier to do and uses fewer resources than killing humanely." I think it's shameful that some people can so easily put aside their empathy for other living things simply for the sake of "fashion". __________________

18-10-2008, 00:44	#2
Flibster Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,388	This is probably going to sound odd... If the meat was eaten would fur be acceptable? We eat cows and use their skin - fair enough I suppose. If so, they can ship some of the skinned mink to me and I'll give it a go. __________________

18-10-2008, 09:57	#3
Piggymon Lara Croft Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: PigmoPad - Braintree Essex Posts: 8,604	I won't open that link. The last time I read something like that and saw pictures it haunted me for days I think the problem is the number one the inhumane way the animals are killed and number two the rest of the animal is totally wasted. If they were killed in a humane way and the meat was also used I don't think I would have a problem with it. __________________ BF% 28/08/08 - 21%

18-10-2008, 10:55	#4
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Disgusting, a lot of people made a big push in the 90s to get fur out of the fashion industry but since the pressure has come off and its crept back. It is without a doubt totally wrong to kill an (often rare and endangered) animal purely for a human to wear its beautiful pelt the coat always looks better on the animal. If you are going to kill an animal (and as an omnivore I am not against this) then you should use as much of the creature as possible and kill in a humane way. If you want to wear fur then you should be prepared to kill for it http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8xo8BM...eature=related MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

18-10-2008, 11:06	#5
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Little anti fur game for you http://www.bloodyburberry.com/featur...ters/index.asp Not scary unpleasant or offensive MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

18-10-2008, 11:07	#6
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	Just playing devil's advocate for a moment, if people eat the meat and they utilise the remains to make coats or what not I don't get why it's such a big deal? However I'm totally against killing an animal (and vehemently so a near extinct one) purely for fur or leather. i.e. Whaling - big bug bear of mine. __________________ *No No!*

18-10-2008, 11:22	#7
BBx Reverse SuBo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: London Posts: 8,673	I didn't know they farmed Chinchilla fur BB x