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[woodenhouse]

boggles the mind, aye? Some may make the same comparrison about eating meat... when its unnecesary and there are alternatives... but not me of course

Mmm.. the argument we "need meat" follows the same pattern: Taking what we want simply because we can.. without thinking about the humanitarian, health, environmentally-friendly, and economic benefits of alternative proteins. but that's for a different thread

 

[pg_graffitti]

I love it but I have had several encounters with animal activists I mean some of them behave like manics...they need to have more respect

ok, i just don't understand how or why adults find it acceptable to throw food and other materials at people who don't share the same opinion with you. i would wear a nice fox any day

 

[tinuvielberen]

Actually, in the past ten years, the purchases of fur in the U.S. have decreased more than 20%. Causing many merchants to shut down.
And you can take your "we" and turn into "I". Because you may exploit animals, but I certainly don't.

Actually, Hotel de Paris, if you stopped to think for half a second, you'd realize your very existence on earth means that animals die. Think about the fields that are used to grow your vegetables. Those fields were once wild animal habitat, as were the roads that are used to bring you your vegetables, and even the land your house is built on.

Given the amount of resources expended in bringing exotic produce to markets throughout the world, one could make the argument that a meat-eating fur-wearer who obtains most of her foods and goods locally actually kills fewer animals than a vegan who feasts on exotic vegetables.

So please, Hotel de Paris, unless you were born by spontaneous generation, live on the moon, and practice photosynthesis, kindly refrain from any suggestions of moral superiority; because, in fact, you DO exploit animals.

 

[tinuvielberen]

Actually, in the past ten years, the purchases of fur in the U.S. have decreased more than 20%. Causing many merchants to shut down.
And you can take your "we" and turn into "I". Because you may exploit animals, but I certainly don't.

Oh, and I see you have a very lovely pair of calfskin Louboutin pigalles:

http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/f48/christian-louboutin-36887-37.html

But of course, that doesn't qualify as exploiting animals, because, as everyone knows, Louboutin only uses skin from cows that committed suicide in the wild.

 

[travis_nw8]

personally i think there are different degrees of fur cruelty- a shearling doesn't really count- it's the heavily publicised cruelty to cats and dogs in china that has brought this subject back to the fore. i'm sure cat and dog fur isn't for fashion..

 

[niklav]

personally i think there are different degrees of fur cruelty- a shearling doesn't really count- it's the heavily publicised cruelty to cats and dogs in china that has brought this subject back to the fore. i'm sure cat and dog fur isn't for fashion..

Someone's making fur coats out of cats and dogs? You've got to be kidding me.

 

[stilettogirl84]

But of course, that doesn't qualify as exploiting animals, because, as everyone knows, Louboutin only uses skin from cows that committed suicide in the wild.

 

[travis_nw8]

Someone's making fur coats out of cats and dogs? You've got to be kidding me.

http://www.furisdead.com/feat-dogcatfur.asp !!

 

[Sweets]

travis, yes i agree that is awful, but can i ask why you think cruelty towards dogs is any worse than cruelty to rabbits or chinchillas?

 

[Lonewalker]

In my opinion, it's perfectly acceptable to wear fur from fox, mink etc. But I am against making coats out of cats and dogs, I love my cats and dogs too much for that!

I try not to think where my fur is from, but I hate it when someone says ''fur is dead'' and so on. It's so annoying. It's my right to wear if i want to.

 

[fab_fifties_fille]

In my opinion, it's perfectly acceptable to wear fur from fox, mink etc. But I am against making coats out of cats and dogs, I love my cats and dogs too much for that!

I try not to think where my fur is from, but I hate it when someone says ''fur is dead'' and so on. It's so annoying. It's my right to wear if i want to.

Thats a very ignorant way around it in my opinion. If you are going to wear fur you should be able to deal with where it came from.

I also think it's odd that you think it's alright to use fur from some animals but not others...what would you say to someone if you knew they had a cat or dog fur coat? You're comments seem rather contradictory.

 

[Sweets]

i concur

 

[hanae]

travis, yes i agree that is awful, but can i ask why you think cruelty towards dogs is any worse than cruelty to rabbits or chinchillas?

gott agree with you !!

 

[travis_nw8]

travis, yes i agree that is awful, but can i ask why you think cruelty towards dogs is any worse than cruelty to rabbits or chinchillas?

it#s a complicated issue- are we more against the treatment of the animal or the flaunting of it's pelt-i'm against cruelty and suffering towards all animals-but i'm a realist and if they are bred for the purpose of food or fur their death should be quick and painless- what shocks me is that often the animal is concious during the skinning( this can also be said about cattle in slaughterhouses).

 

[tott]

^ why would anyone buy an $800.00 dollar skirt or a 2k handbag except to show status-

shirts, skirts, dresses, and handbags can all be gotten for less than $50.00
a piece, and yet Prada continues to exist- with it's plain 400.00 pants

Why? Status- to impress other people- if you are at home by yourself, do you put on high heels? Do you put on a chanel suit to watch television? no- you dress fashionably to impress other people- and show them your status as a fashion insider

It's a sociopsychological fact that people dress the way they perceive themselves, or want others to perceive them. Some people might dress luxurously "aspirational" or "above their station" or wear obscure, hip insider designers. Maybe that feels natural to them, not fake and artificial?

Others are rich and are used to wearing expensive clothes, it's practically irrelevant to them if something costs 5 or 5000 dollars. They might treat a couture gown as if it was a cheap H&M knock-off. Or they wear nothing but cheap, intentionally scruffy 2nd hand clothes. Not everyone wants to impress others by wearing obviously expensive stuff...

 

[Isabelie]

I understand that PETA and other organisations may be extreme in their cases of demonstration, however I think celebrities (aka J.Lo) should make more informed decisions before they decide to parade around in fur.
It's not that I want to impose my thoughts on others, and I also agree that real fur looks great. However when you understand how the animals are killed in order to preserve the fur to the 'best quality' I think people would think twice.

 

[Diorling]

Dont post that kind of sh*t again, darling. It looks like desperation. Let's keep emotion out of this.

 

[cakesniffer]

I respect that some people wuld never wear fur, but people should also respect those who do. Since when is it ok to ruin someones personal property, just because you don't agree with their values?

This debate can go on for ages, but I think that any sensible person would agree that the brainless things activists(not all of them of course) do (like letting minks out of their cages to die in the wild or destroy some other species, or spray painting on bypassers fur coats) is just pointless. It's not like people who wear fur will stop because of it. If anything it encourages them.

 

[Sweets]

i agree with you cake sniffer. Even if you dont respect people for wearing fur, what good does it do (peta!) to throw paint on them? that gets you no where. It still is beyond me how people can wear it and refuse to look at where it comes from.

 

[Kimkhuu]

Thats a very ignorant way around it in my opinion. If you are going to wear fur you should be able to deal with where it came from.

I also think it's odd that you think it's alright to use fur from some animals but not others...what would you say to someone if you knew they had a cat or dog fur coat? You're comments seem rather contradictory.

very well said fff, all animals can suffer....!

I find it quite redundant and unsignificant when people bring out meat issues in this debate..... it's like trying to move away from this issue by putting guilt on something else...... yes we all no that eating animals is unecessary for our survival, same goes for fur no need to remind us of that.....