Fur, ivory and the like

[Leesee]

Alrighty ladies (and men too I suppose)...

Is it wrong to wear fur? Do you have a problem with ivory? Do you think crocodile skin handbags are a bad idea?

I'm in a bit of a pickle...I've just been given a seal pup fur bag, and also have bought a fox fur coat and am eyeing off an ivory broach. Do you think the WWF will hunt me down if I wear this stuff in public? Will any of you be hunting me down if I wear it in public?
God, I sound like an endangered species, but seriously, what's the big deal?

 

[-Kurry-]

I'm a bit of a hypocrite on this issue....actually a pretty big one.

Although the idea of poaching and killing baby seals, foxes, tigers etc etc just for their pelt is horrible and it sickens me, I have no issue with fur products. I'd wear a fur coat if it was needed here. I actually love fur. Although I would probably never be comfortable with a tiger rug if I was rich.
The cuter the animal, the more issue I have with it being hunted. pps:

Ivory, I have never been a fan of though.

Crocodile skin, snake skin handbags and leather have never bothered me either. It should, but I have a bad habit of just not thinking about where it came from.


I guess at the end of the day, it's stupid taking the life of something just for fashion- to live in Siberia and wear a fur coat to survive or live comfortably in the cold is OK, but not because you just want a nice pair of shoes

 

[Slippery]

If an animal is already dead and you use their skin etc., I wouldn't say anything, even though I still consider it wrong. Yes, in ancient history people wore fur, ivory and so on, but that's only because they weren't as technologically advanced as we are today to pretty much MAKE whatever we please. We have so many choices surrounding us with regard to clothing, and even imitations to the real thing that are pretty much EXACTLY the same, yet people still want the real thing, purely to say that it's real.

When animals are killed to provide clothing, that's when I want to bust some heads. Are people that mentally far gone to do that? These poachers and so forth - they don't have a heart? So many beautiful species are massively endangered simply because people want to look good.

I do have a problem with it, because one person will have say a fur coat...Someone will see it, like it, and want one also. The more people want the real thing, the more these animals are being killed, and killed off.

 

[Your Mum]

i like my fur how i like my tits. Fake and spectacular. hth.

 

[I R Cookie]

I have some items made of fur and ivory but i'm not really a fan. Like Slip said, if the animal is already dead and you use it's skin or tusks then so be it, but then others will see it and also want it and will go out and hunt animals for this purpose. It will end up in a vicious cycle.

 

[Rodzilla]

wear what you want, who cares about some animal rights loser

 

[I R Cookie]

Rodzilla should be hunted and used for his fur and teeth :devil:

 

[Rodzilla]

Rodzilla should be hunted and used for his fur and teeth :devil:

if you want to wear my back fur, all you need to do is ask

im affraid you will not be permitted to take my teeth

 

[Hansta]

PETA ftw

 

[bLaQDoG..]

If you see some of the brutality animals suffer for the sake of Fur - you wouldn't want to buy it again.

Some animals are even skinned alive.

I'll post a link up tonight - I was traumatised.

 

[I R Cookie]

Your teeth are my property once I hunt you, you have no say. Shotgun the teeth for a necklace

 

[Kim Possible]

I agree with Slip, Nadz and Rami, and Jorgie in the sense that the only fur I want is fake lol.

 

[-alex-]

Not really a fan of fur [real or other] dont own a single item of clothing with fur on it.
Im pretty sure the only items I own made from animals are leather shoes and ugg boots

 

[_G-Dog_]

I buy fake animal skin stuff for girls, its cost effective...

 

[Hansta]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms_pqumzZGM

see my vest! see my vest!

 

[Ghost of Dime]

cleanshaven>fur

 

[Hansta]

brazillian?

 

[Ghost of Dime]

no, white as snow.

 

[Ghost of Dime]

but definitely not rangafied

 

[bLaQDoG..]

Skip to 3.45 and watch from there.

I have to warn, you, this ain't for the faint hearted:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYbxL8YnXhE