My personal belief is that nothing should be killed just for its fur. I believe in using as much of something as possible, otherwise it's wasting life.

I do own pieces of rabbit fur - rabbits are a common food.
I also have no problem with leather, lambskin, deerskin, pigskin, etc.

Pretty much, if it's being eaten, I don't care. I understand that some countries eat dog and cat. That's fine - please use the fur too, because then there's really no waste, but don't lie about what it is (hence the article).

I hate seeing mink anything - I know mink is not eaten. Same thing with chinchilla, etc. Those are the furs/skins I'm against.

Also, don't friggen skin something alive. At least put it out of misery first. Nothing should have to suffer.

Which brings to mind a personal struggle of my own. I love shellfish. Shrimp especially. But part of me wonders at the incredible waste of having to end 8 lives for my dinner when I eat shrimp versus only one (or more to the point, a fraction of one) for my dinner when I have a burger. Part of me is bothered by that. I still eat shrimp, of course, but a part of me wonders if I should strive to be as efficient as possible when ending the lives of animals to feed myself. Or maybe I'm just trying to feel good next time I shove a Double Double down my gullet.

But I could never be an emaciated paint-tossing vegan, so I guess I'll stick with being a lardass carnivore with a heavy conscience and a lot of questions about the meaning of life.

My mom inherited a beautiful fur coat from her mother or grandmother. It was stunning and made in an era that didn't have an issue with fur. She offered it to me, I turned it down. She had matching teddy bears made from it. The animals were long dead and disposing of the coat wouldn't bring them back.

I have a problem with dog fur being used, and dogs being eaten as food. It's a culture thing. I had my stint with vegetarianism and still try to avoid meat when I can. And I try to not think about the animals when I do eat meat. Like now, Cindy ruined my pasta plans with her shrimp comments. Then again the shrimp are already dead in my freezer. Grrr.

I don't think animal prints are generally immitative of skinned animals. I'm sorry CP sees butchered creatures when leopard print t-shirts are worn. Me, I'm with tracilicious in seeing the beauty of nature.


(and the tacky taste of man)

As one who has faux leopard print pillows on her sofa, I love certain animal prints. Cats have the most incredible fur pattens and I love to use them as accents in small quantities. But, I would never skin a cat to make pillocws. For me, that is inhumane. Give me "real" faux fur any day, though. It's beautiful.

So no American made meat for you then? No eggs?

I don't have a problem with animals being killed or eaten. I have a problem with an entire industry that is founded on cruelty. It's unavoidable. Even the eggs that say "free range" come from chickens who have had a good portion of their beaks burned off (and yes, beaks are very sensitive), and have a 7 inch square of dirt to themselves. They do have access to the outdoors, if they can squeeze past the other chickens to get through the small door. I could go on and on...

I wish I was an emaciated vegan. I'm just a trying to lose weight vegan.

I know many non-emaciated vegans and vegetarians. It's the cheese.

Call me a hypocrite, I don't care, I choose not to eat cute animals. Animal prints do not bother me in the least. True, they're often worn by people with questionable fashion sense (Edith Prickly comes to mind), but that's not the fault of the print.

It's also my opinion, skewed as it may be, that brutally slaughtering an animal for the sole purpose of wrapping its flesh around your body is repugnant.

Interesting, most of the men I've tasted were kind of slippery....

I was very much a fat vegetarian. Potato chips are vegan and ranch dip is vegetarian.

Which ones?









If I decided to not eat cute animals I'd have to stick to fish. But that's in my own very subjective opinion.