08-17-2014, 09:46 AM
(08-15-2014, 08:53 PM)Catherine Wrote: If designers would stop using fur it would stop being fashionable. If people boycotted the designer or store that carries fur, the whole situation would change.
You are right Catherine. If the consumer did not buy fur there would be no fur trade. Whether there is or isn't -a demand for fur items, is all down to us.
The same goes for cheaper items manufactured in the far east. We have to watch out for those very carefully. Including leather items. These cheaper fashions are often made from the skins/fur of animals we have here as companions....dogs and cats. Killed for their fur in the most horrendous ways.
Sometimes the fur is used for small trimmings, in which case it doesn't catch a buyer's attention as strongly as, say -a fur coat. But even these little trimmings have a bleak and terrifying story behind them.
It is wise to completely stay away from any fur. Many people wouldn't like to give up leather as well, but there is a sad story every time behind that also.
