Fur or Fake?
I have a simple rule when it comes to fur; if I'm prepared to eat the animal I am happy to wear the fur. I also believe that people shouldn't eat meat if they wouldn't be prepared to kill the animal themselves. Everything dies eventually, it's a shame people aren't more concerned about the quality of life instead of the length of it.
As for fake fur and pleather, whilst it's nice to think that no animals suffer or die in the production of these materials, they do. Not directly as in fur production, but they suffer none the less due to the impact on the environment caused by manufacturing the products and the chemicals needed to produce these products. So I make an effort to choose natural materials over man-made ones.
I value the environment without discrimination, a tree or plant or lake has as important a role in this world as a rabbit or cow, they should be valued whist they are around and their contribution to the world acknowledged when they pass.
@Woodenhouse - The Nazi comparison is one frequently used by people wanting to indicate just how abhorrent they find a particular belief or action. There are many other examples of one group killing and persecuting another that can be used but you did not choose to use them, you chose to use Nazis. By using this as an your example you are suggesting that those who wear fur are as immoral and dispicable as Nazis. By casting fur wearers in the role of Nazis you also, by implication, cast Jews as animals. I am sure I am not alone in finding this repellant. If this is not what you mean then may I politely suggest that you give as much consideration to the words you use as you seem to give to the clothes you wear and the food you eat.
And since parts of humanity are still treating their fellow man with cruelty and an utter disregard for basic human rights, it could be argued that we not only treat animals as well as humans, but in some cases we treat animals better than humans.
I have a simple rule when it comes to fur; if I'm prepared to eat the animal I am happy to wear the fur. I also believe that people shouldn't eat meat if they wouldn't be prepared to kill the animal themselves. Everything dies eventually, it's a shame people aren't more concerned about the quality of life instead of the length of it.
As for fake fur and pleather, whilst it's nice to think that no animals suffer or die in the production of these materials, they do. Not directly as in fur production, but they suffer none the less due to the impact on the environment caused by manufacturing the products and the chemicals needed to produce these products. So I make an effort to choose natural materials over man-made ones.
I value the environment without discrimination, a tree or plant or lake has as important a role in this world as a rabbit or cow, they should be valued whist they are around and their contribution to the world acknowledged when they pass.
@Woodenhouse - The Nazi comparison is one frequently used by people wanting to indicate just how abhorrent they find a particular belief or action. There are many other examples of one group killing and persecuting another that can be used but you did not choose to use them, you chose to use Nazis. By using this as an your example you are suggesting that those who wear fur are as immoral and dispicable as Nazis. By casting fur wearers in the role of Nazis you also, by implication, cast Jews as animals. I am sure I am not alone in finding this repellant. If this is not what you mean then may I politely suggest that you give as much consideration to the words you use as you seem to give to the clothes you wear and the food you eat.
And since parts of humanity are still treating their fellow man with cruelty and an utter disregard for basic human rights, it could be argued that we not only treat animals as well as humans, but in some cases we treat animals better than humans.
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Nice to see you're in charge of deciding how important certain living beings are. Has God joined TFS and delivered His word here? 
Most of the animals are killed for the fur, not viseversa.
