I am an avid fan of real fur, and have quite a bit of it. But I have found that there are not that many people (amongst those that I know), who share my liking of it.
The majority of faux fans that I have talked to present only one reason against real fur: the fact that a cute little foxy was killed somewhere far away to produce a hat for me to wear. But in reality, faux fur helps cause much more deaths in the long run than the real fur industry. Pollution is a major issue as of now, and plastic fur adds to that already gigantic factor killing the Earth. Being of non-biodegradable material, the fake fur has to be thrown out into landfills along with other disgusting trash. Think about it that way, the faux fur on your coat is trash... it will be trash, lying next to a shattered ceramic garden gnome and a baby’s diaper that has been rotting in the landfill for dozens of years...
So why wear something that will end up lying around and leaking toxic chemicals into the ground when you can buy something that is not nearly half as bad?
The qualities of real fur by far surpass those of fake fur. Real fur is easy to look after, and lasts a long time. And, speaking of practicality, real fur is much warmer than its false counterpart. Haters may say that compromises must be made for the better good. But what is the better good? More pollution and trash to fill up our landfills? Why not just buy real fur, enjoy its comfortable softness that doesn't prickle you with plastic fibers, and then turn it in to be recycled?
The majority of faux fans that I have talked to present only one reason against real fur: the fact that a cute little foxy was killed somewhere far away to produce a hat for me to wear. But in reality, faux fur helps cause much more deaths in the long run than the real fur industry. Pollution is a major issue as of now, and plastic fur adds to that already gigantic factor killing the Earth. Being of non-biodegradable material, the fake fur has to be thrown out into landfills along with other disgusting trash. Think about it that way, the faux fur on your coat is trash... it will be trash, lying next to a shattered ceramic garden gnome and a baby’s diaper that has been rotting in the landfill for dozens of years...
So why wear something that will end up lying around and leaking toxic chemicals into the ground when you can buy something that is not nearly half as bad?
The qualities of real fur by far surpass those of fake fur. Real fur is easy to look after, and lasts a long time. And, speaking of practicality, real fur is much warmer than its false counterpart. Haters may say that compromises must be made for the better good. But what is the better good? More pollution and trash to fill up our landfills? Why not just buy real fur, enjoy its comfortable softness that doesn't prickle you with plastic fibers, and then turn it in to be recycled?
