Fake Fur Or Real Fur

[emmie]

does anyone wear either, if so would you know the difference. Interesting piece last night on Countryfile if anyone watched it.

[emmie]

those asked couldn't tell the difference, and many were fooled into believing faux fur was ok, when in fact it was real fur, much to the horror of one woman.

[goodgoalie]

I was wondering if the fur trim on Anita Rani's parka was real or fake.

[kvalidir]

Fake fur, it's so good now you really can't tell and real fur is just morally gross tbh. I have no wish to parade around in something that was skinned alive thanks very much which is what frequently happens after it's lived an appalling miserable life in a cage.

[Mamyalynne]

It's a problem when even the manufacturers aren't sure what they're trimming their items with.

[emmie]

fake fur is made of a type of plastic, and will combust if you set light to it, whereas real fur doesn't, according to the programme. Those who were asked didn't get it right, that many so called faux furs are coming from China and Russia, where they have no scruples on adding even the simplest item as real fur which the consumer is not aware of.
I don't wear fur of any type, i think its an abominable trade.

[kvalidir]

Anyone who stitches it will know as real fur has a skin back and faux fur has a woven back, you can also tell when you're trying to buy something by parting the fur, on real fur you will see the skin smooth underneath :/

[emmie]

They interviewed a woman in Denmark where she and others farm Mink, where thousands of the poor beasts live in primitive conditions, she reckoned that they have a good life before being killed and skinned, just the thought makes me want to retch.

[kvalidir]

Fur farming is just vile. Things killed for meat I can tolerate if they have lived a reasonable life beforehand, so the guy up the road with his free range pigs I have no issue with cos they mooch about the fields in their little pig arks and they have a decent life, not like intensive pig units, but fur? Absolutely not.

[tamborine]

There is a lot of recycled mink, from retro coats etc. that Ive revamped into collars & cuffs.

Kval, animals for fur are gassed/road kill before skinning & no different to your use of taxidermy. Waste not .......

[kvalidir]

In many cases no they really aren't. I could show you plenty of horrific fur farm videos of animals being skinned alive but I wouldn't post them on here however they are there for anyone to search if they have a mind to. If you want to wear roadkill I have no [problem with that, likewise recycling because they are already dead for 50 years, but new fur, absolutely not.

[mikey4444]

I agree that fur-farming is vile. I thought that real fur, like mink has become untouchable for years....Remember LYNX ?

[tamborine]

Easier to skin dead than live animals. Try getting bear skin ;)

[emmie]

the farming of mink is a massive business in Denmark, worth billions apparently. There are many mink farms and all do a huge trade across the world.

[douglas9401]

There's only one interesting piece on Countryfile, especially in shorts and wellies.

[bainbrig]

Puzzles me why fur-farming is 'vile' (and I agree that it is!) while, say, pig-farming isn't. Or cow-farming. Or chicken-farming. Or dog-farming.

What the heck is the difference? Animals reared to be slaughtered for humans! It's either ALL wrong, or it's all okay. I know where I stand.

BB

[tamborine]

Most Ugg shoes are lamb - ok coz the meat is eaten....daft?

[emmie]

BB
i know what you mean, but i am something of a hypocrite i guess because i do eat meat, but wearing a dead animal skin around my shoulders doesn't do much for me at all.

[tamborine]

Smell your trainers, theyre kangaroo skin