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Originally posted by lele+Dec 26th, 2003 - 10:45 am--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(lele @ Dec 26th, 2003 - 10:45 am)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-Shahna@Dec 26th, 2003 - 1:20 am
Fur is not ethical but leather is? I don't see much difference between the two. Animals are farmed for their skins too. Some people think that fur coats are too pretentious looking but that's a matter of personal taste.
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minks are raised to be killed for their fur.... leather is not collected in the same manner. [/b][/quote]
I'm not sure what you mean... Fur and leather both are "collected" when the animal dies/is killed. The hides are both processed so that the pelts/skins can be transformed into clothing. What's the difference? I suppose you could argue that in the case of leather, most of it comes from cows which are eaten as well. I'm not sure anyone eats mink meat. Of course, strictly speaking, no on NEEDS to eat meat. But I'm not sure you can make an ethical distinction between fur and leather. It seems to me that if you feel you can wear one, you can certainly wear the other.
