They Need The Fur (damage, product, head, fashion)

[mg420]

Originally Posted by Cav Scout wife

Keep on spouting that lovie dovie feely good crap at me.

You failed to READ what I wrote.

I hunt for FOOD, the hides, and additional parts are extra benefits for me.

Deer meat is one of the healthiest red meat you can eat. Some put it up there as being as healthy as salmon.

Rabbit is also healthy, as well as sheep.

Those are what I hunt, along with quail (feathers are used for craft projects, fishing lures, and cat toys), goose (feathers are used for bedding and pillows), and coyote (those are hunted solely to reduce population, and reduce predator threat to the farm animals.)

if you insist:

“Until we have the courage to recognize cruelty for what it is—whether its victim is human or animal —we cannot expect things to be much better in this world. We cannot have peace among men whose hearts delight in killing any living creature. By every act that glorifies or even tolerates such moronic delight in killing we set back the progress of humanity.”—Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

“There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or with a gun and destroy those who are weaker than he is.”—Isaac Bashevis Singer

“A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite.”—Count Leo Tolstoy

[nanannie]

The OP's question asked for our opinion about wearing fur and it is what everyone is responding to, pro and con BOTH defending their opinion and choices.

MG420 those are very nice "lovey dovey" quotes. We can all use a little lovey dovey now and then.

[nanannie]

Originally Posted by nanannie

The OP's question asked for our opinion about wearing fur and it is what everyone is responding to, pro and con BOTH defending their opinion and choices.

I guess the post I was replying to with this post is history now?
I cant remember what all it said

[TheImportersWife]

This is something along the line of what I would like made (need custom for my height/sleeve length): white sheared mink

One day!

[jellicoe13]

Fur might have been useful before people got out of the Cro-Magnon days...I would never own anything with fur, and never have. There are plenty of more humane alternatives...I love my faux-leopard coat and get a lot of compliments on it.

[arctichomesteader]

Originally Posted by jellicoe13

Fur might have been useful before people got out of the Cro-Magnon days...I would never own anything with fur, and never have. There are plenty of more humane alternatives...I love my faux-leopard coat and get a lot of compliments on it.

Tell any animal coated in crude oil from an oil spill that those alternatives are humane...or a person killed in one of many conflicts over oil...

[Le Lune]

I'm against killing animals just for their fur.

I'm for killing animals to eat and use their remainders (i.e. fur) for other goods such as clothes.

Shame to throw away that fur when you could have a nice shiny coat and a great meal!

[matte13720]

I'm also from the south, hunting is apart of our lives. People that have never hunted for food shouldn't be allowed to make such comments. Have you ever seen what they do to the cows before they become a big mac? A .308 is a lot cleaner. ......... Deer is very healthy but not the deer in Fla, I go to Ohio to hunt good deer. Watch "Food Inc." and you'll get it.

[matte13720]

Wow! You Googled a Tolstoy line, nice. I guess that gives your comment some validation? Because some dead guy said something cool? People are made to eat meat, fruit, nuts and veggies. If you don't think so then you aren't as smart as your Tolstoy would imply. Please try a little harder next time, quote Rosnak or try quoting something that you've read.

[SheridanPDC]

My daughter has a nice warm rabbit fur winter hat. Someday I would like to get a fur hat made also- maybe fox, coyote or bobcat. I am also a collector of animal skulls & pelts (I use them in a presentation I give to elem schools) and I am currently working towards getting my taxidermy lic. So I don't really have a problem with hunting, trapping and the use of fur. I do think that as much of the animal as possible should be used... I make crafts & art with shoulder blades, bones, & claws.