As Fur Fashion Week continues in New York, it has caused much 
thought about the issues surrounding fur and morality.
As I write up this post I'm having flashbacks of a news story I saw on TV about a group of people in China who kept these cats in unhealthy living conditions and then simply killed them to use their fur for clothes. It's heartbreaking to see things like that, but I can only hope that it's not a common thing and those people are duly punished.
However, I'm not saying that I'm against wearing fur because if I did I would be a hypocrite indeed. I've stated some of my opinions here before.
I think the real issue is the "actual conditions and impact of production" as Phil says over at Millionaire Socialite via Almost Girl. It becomes a very complex topic in that how are we to really and truly know where something comes from anymore? How am I to know that the Pumas that I'm wearing weren't made by a ten-year-old in Korea? I'm then faced with the decision to wear clothing or go buck-naked.
I agree with Julie's sentiments on this:
"I think the solution here is one in which we acknowledge our place in the food chain and make concessions and accommodations from there. I have no problem with owning or wearing fur that is ethically and sustainably sourced because I have no problem with meats or vegetables that are produced in the same manner. In fact, I actually prefer to many fabrics because they are generational pieces that become heirlooms. Fur lasts and is treasured, precisely because of its emotional resonance."
To go even a little bit deeper, I truly believe that God put animals on earth to help us in many ways. One of those ways comes in the form of providing fur for our own protection.
Read Julie's post for a great thread on the subject...
Photo courtesy of Coutorture
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