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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer
However, we don't see the lion killing the gazelle because it thinks the gazelle's fur would look oh so pretty to wear. That's the issue here.
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I'm sorry for interjecting here, but I was just reading this thread and it's amazing some of the nonsense I came across.
First off, this is NOT the issue here. Lions, as last I checked, were not the dominant species on the planet. They haven't built cities, established civilizations - they do not read or write and many would argue that they have not yet reached a state of advanced thought processes. So no, we don't see lions doing this, not because lions have higher ethical standards than we humans do, but because THEY CAN'T. Lions don't HAVE "fashion sense"... they don't go to expensive restaurants for rare and exotic foods.
Additionally, it takes a very special creature to differentiate between inhumane treatment of animals for food and inhumane treatment of animals for their fur. Is it insane what some countries do? Sure! Unfortunately, it isn't a practice associated ONLY with the fur trade.
It's just ridiculous to try and label purposes for animals and declare one to be superior than another. It's STILL using the animal, it's STILL interrupting the animal's life.
Get some perspective. I know! Why don't we just shut down all factories (pollution), stop all things that run off of fossil fuels (pollution, depletion of natural resources, global warming), stop using toilet paper (deforestation), stop reading and writing (yet more deforestation), and stop showering (water conservation).
Do I approve of fur? You know, I don't actually give a flying ****. It's amazing how many of you are complaining about these poor animals when somewhere in some dark, dingy, smelly room 50 young girls are sewing clothing made of synthetics - just so that you can afford the luxury of "ethics".