I've always been a fan of fur. It's soft and luxurious looking, it's fun and cozy. But before recently, I never really gave thought of real vs. faux fur. I've watched movies and TV shows that have characters that are either are against it or wear it and don't talk about it or wear it and get shamed (an episode from Sex and the City where a PETA-like advocate throws either red paint or blood onto Samantha's real fur comes to mind). But not until around a year ago did I give this issue any thought.
Animals are living things. That's really what it comes down to, for me. Killing, skinning and wearing a beautiful living thing only for the purpose of aesthetic and style does not make sense. We aren't cavemen, we aren't living in a society that requires us to wear the skin of others for warmth and survival. So why wear fur? Why support it?
Some headline's on the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA's, website force me to look away.
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