Originally Posted by Rose Marie
The pictures were heartbreaking.
Effective ad campaigns are not always based on the truth. Many farm raised furs are available, and the trappers I have met were responsible stewards of the land.
When approached by a Peta person, I generally look at their shoes. Leather doesn't come from plants either. I'm all for walking gently on the earth, was a free-range farmer in the 80s and planted over 1500 trees. I also called in a trapper to dispatch a fox that was determined to eat my flock. No, the animal was not relocated - After eating chickens, his pelt went for a nice price. Here in America, we have laws and organizations protecting pets. In China, they are considered food. The meat is used, just as the cattle used in leather production are used.
All fur products coming into the US are labelled for content and country of origin. If the fur is listed as an animal you are not familiar with, investigate before buying. If it is from a country that eats pets, you have every right to direct your fashion dollars elsewhere.