It's been un-PC to wear fur for years. I knew that animals were raised in deplorable conditions just to be killed so their skins could be made into high-fashion.
What I didn't know is that animals are almost always still alive when they are skinned. I watched a video of a wolf panting and blinking as its fur was pulled back, the way you'd peel off a swimsuit. Their bodies are thrown onto a pile of other bodies, where they soon die. Even worse, before the skinning even began, the people were beating and teasing the wolf.
Most people are aware that the fur trade isn't pretty work. Some might think that once the fur is gone, the rest of the animal is used for something (it's not; for example dairy, beef and leather come from three separate sets of livestock). Do most people think the animals are killed before they are skinned? Or even afterwards? It would be humane to at least kill them afterwards instead of leaving them to suffer before they die, right?
I wonder how many people would consider wearing fur, or even buying clothes from a company that uses fur, if they knew what I just learned.
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