Comments on: How I Feel About Fur

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 02:32:25 +0000

Fur is anathema – it looks trashy and it comes from a trashy industry. Only poseurs and the nouveau riche would have anything to do with this vulgar garbage.

By: DNLee

DNLee — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:14:05 +0000

I don’t do fur either. And it’s not hypocritical.
Harvesting animals for need is fine. Aluetians wear fur and I have no prob with it. I dislike the idea of fur, fancy fur as a status and not about utility.
Eat the meat, use the sinew for string, wear the fur or leather. I’m okay with hunting to keep the population in check (BTW, I have NO problem with rabbit fur). But to harvest an animal just for trophy – that’s what I find disgusting.

By: Vaselisa

Vaselisa — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:12:54 +0000

I don’t see anything wrong about wearing fur despite the propaganda and probable staged live-skinning videos (paid animals-abuse has been done before, notably in 1964 during the Canadian seal hunt when a sealer stated that he was paid money by a wildlife group to abuse a seal on camera) cited by animal groups, no doubt to promote their agenda. Many of these grops use fur as a wedge issue to promote a wider agenda which, if revealed to thoughtful public scrutiny, would be rejected hands down. There is a misconception that the meat from fur animals is not utilized. In fact, it is used for pet food, oils for leather and cosmetics, paints, tires, etc. Those carcasses go to rendering plants. The “dog-fur” that’s often referred to by the same people is not hair from the domestic dog but a canid from a different species referred to as the “Raccoon Dog” or “Finn-Raccoon” (nictereutes procionoides).
I know that some will disagree, but to me there’s no substitute for the softness, regal glamour, and allure of real fur. I will continue to wear it until my dying day.

By: reno

reno — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:50:50 +0000

go to http://www.ocpausa.org/fur.htm and see if you still like animal coats

By: cheychey

cheychey — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:03:13 +0000

I’m glad you brought this up because fashion should have an ethics to it. As someone already quoted from Alice Walker, animals are not here to be abused by humans. There might be a lot of contradiction in some of the people who say it (whether it’s a horrible organization like PETA or some kid you went to school with) but the statement itself is still true.

By: LV

LV — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:29:24 +0000

I am a meat eater and leather wearer, but I do not wear fur. I look at it like this, when a cow is killed, it is used for meat and to make clothing items. The animals killed to make fur coats aren’t also eaten.

I do agree that PETA’s methods can be over-the-top sometimes.

By: Frugalista

Frugalista — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:51:06 +0000

A lot of the fake fur is still animal fur. It’s often dog fur.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/21/BANG1BL0DD.DTL&feed=rss.news

By: LBell

LBell — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:10:03 +0000

Bella, I can tell the Chicago winters are getting to you!

Way back when I was new to Chicago I went to a fur event at the Merchandise Mart and tried on a few coats. Whew! When you’re living in a place like Chicago, where the winter is no joke, fur is the TRUTH. It will keep you warm like (almost) nobody’s business. As my co-worker says, there’s a REASON why animals have fur!

That said…I own a pair of beaver earmuffs and that’s as far as I go re fur. The only way I’d wear a fur coat is if it were a matter of survival (like, I’m stranded in north Alaska). Otherwise I don’t think it’s necessary…and I no longer see it as glamorous.

By: J.Adia

J.Adia — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:18:31 +0000

I am anti Peta and I feel if you want a fur, it’s your choice. I remember I got a new leather coat in high school for Christmas. My friend turned her nose up at it b/c she felt it was cruel to animals. However, she was sporting her new LEATHER Doc Martins.

Their stance on using animals for research bothers me. Unfortunately/Fortunately we need animals for progress. Many of the prescriptions we use have first been tested on animals before they reach market. I interned in a lab and there are protocols to how the animals are treated and housed. The use of animals as research subjects has helped improved the lives of all people.

There are better organizations that promote animal welfare than PETA.

By: Juanita

Juanita — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:42:24 +0000

If I lived in Chicago, I would buy and wear a real fur. It is cold there and fur is warm. That is why animals have it. We humans don’t have fur, but we can get it. I wouldn’t buy one strictly for vanity or fashion, but I would wear one for warmth. That’s seems pretty clear stance and ethical to me.
Thanks for starting this discussin and giving folks a chance to sound off.