Ok so yesterday I was reading an article in a magazine saying that animals used for fur coats, handbags, boots, etc. are killed by electrocution, drowning, and gassing. This really disturbed me because I automatically thought about my cat Bob being electrocuted. I know this is kind of unrealistic because my cat would never be killed for his fur, but today I did a little research relating to the whole fur thing and I feel awful that our society has to kill living creatures in order to be "fashionable." It also opened my eyes to all the philosophical aspects of killing animals for clothing. Where do we draw the line? Do we kill cows and fish for food but leave the minx, bears, and alligators alone? I think I'm going to start an Animal Rights Club at my school, but I definitely need a little bit more knowledge about the fur thing. What do you guys think?
I think the idea of using fur for clothing is dated and unnecessary. I'm not opposed to killing animals for food, but it bothers me that people kill animals only to make a nice fur coat for some rich lady...
It bothers me to know that many animals are killing for making furs and other 'stuff' only for the sake of fashion, and is horrible how animals are used for experiment (not talking about medical experiments but for cosmetics and unnecessary factors) is not fear to make a rabbit blind only to see if the make up goes inside your eye would make you blind. Well, there have been using the same chemicals and fats to make make up that some of this experiments are unnecessary and unethical.
We have an animal club in our school CHETA (colation for the Humane and Ethical Treatment of Animals) As bad as what some ppl to do animals, what ppl to do other humans is worse and should deal with that first, IMO
This whole "leather is fine because we eat the cow" argument hold no water. The carcases of the poor little furry creatures that go to make up those rich old ladies coats don't go to waste. They end up in mulch fed to the animals you DO eat & the cows that make your leather shoes.
You either condone slaughter or you dont - half way ethics are no ethics at all.
fur isnt needed. i hope all those stuck bitches who wear it. get stabbed robbed at set on fire all while there are ripped out so the flesh eating bugs can get to there brian easier.or the could just stop the practice
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Of course not, what I meant is that people are always going to kill animals, whether it be for food or for clothing. If you don't like it then don't participate in it, but if you eat meat, then you have no right to complain about the people who wear them, you're just as responsible.
In the bible it says that god put animals on earth so that man could do whatever he wished with them!
So drown them, bash them, gas them!
God wrote the bible and if he says it's ok....it's ok with me.
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Animals should be treated humanely...I think people should have the common ethical respect as superior beings to use them humanely, and kill them as painlessly as possible. They feel pain.
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I know this is kind of unrealistic because my cat would never be killed for his fur, but today I did a little research relating to the whole fur thing and I feel awful that our society has to kill living creatures in order to be "fashionable." It also opened my eyes to all the philosophical aspects of killing animals for clothing. Where do we draw the line? Do we kill cows and fish for food but leave the minx, bears, and alligators alone? I think I'm going to start an Animal Rights Club at my school, but I definitely need a little bit more knowledge about the fur thing. What do you guys think?
Sep 9th, 2004 01:42 AM
but i think that suede or leather shoes are fine because the cow was killed to make hamburgers too.
