to want a real fur coat

[choufleur]

I don't me made from baby seals or anything endangered but a rabbit one maybe.

I eat rabbit, so can't see the problem with wearing a coat made from a by product.

On some levels I agree, leather is a by product and we have no worries about using it...of course there is no way I could actually wear one so on that note YABU sorry!

I have no problem with vintage fur. It's already there, the deed is done. But a brand new coat? YABU. And so says a hypocritical meat eating leather wearer

get a good fake one

Is leather a by-product? Or is it different animals bred for different qualities?

why do you want one? they are hardly practical unless you live in teh artic.

Cos they are warm and cosy. Fake ones are not as warm.

i don't mind vintage, personally. my grandma had a couple, am thinking of asking my mum for them... but i seriously wonder if i would have the balls to wear them.

YABVVVU. Fur is absolutely disgusting.

Animals are bred in terrible conditions (or even wild-caught) for fur coats.

It's a disgrace. It's illegal to farm animals for fur in this country because it's ethically wrong!

well, stick a jumper on too them

it's never cold enough in this country to require fur.

Would you have the balls to wear one TheProfiterolethief?

I already have a rabbit trimmed coat, and I love it, the rabbit was meat byproduct from farmed rabbits in France. I do feel self conscious wearing it though as I know what some others think of fur. In my mind though it is no different to wearing a leather coat/belt/shoes etc.

Will be watching this thread with interest!

If the rabbits will get eaten for a rabbit coat, fine. Just like leather.

It's not just the way the animals are farmed that makes the wearing of fur inexcusable, it's the way they're killed too - electrocuted, strangled and blugeoned. Many are skinned for the fur while they're still alive.

I thought that too, pastaplease. It's to do with keeping a blood supply to the skin for as long as possible.

pastaplease - why "or even wild-caught" as being a bad thing? I'd have said a wild-caught animal was "better" than one kept in captivity surely?

Animals killed for meat are electrocuted and have their throats slit. Killing things is not pleasant but I do eat meat and I skin the rabbits DH shoots on local farms.

Most rabbit fur is from Rex rabbits which are not also bred for meat.

I'm sure the rabbits used for fur aren't used for meat though.

I have a pet Rex rabbit.

my mate from czech republic used to think it was hilarious that i was so anti-fur, though was probably very cold there.

if you genuinely need one to keep warm (if you're an eskimo maybe) then i can see why they're work - as a fashion item it's just seen as vulgar innit

do you really spooky? they are lush really velvetty

Any woman in a fur coat looks at least 20 years older than they are.

Why would you want to do that.?

yes and she is so lovely. So friendly and tame.