The skinned truth behind fur trade fashion
Ever since the cat meat story on the TV, there has been a wave of support on facebook for the anti fur lobby. Following this a friend of mine andre, how passed the petiton URL onto me asked if i would add Minkbaby to the support of ‘banning fur’ and of course i said yes.
Dogs crammed into wire crates wait to die
This reminded me of a piece i wrote a while back that i had intended for PETA, but since it wasnt published then, i’ll let it out now.
Jason Wu started his life as a designer of toy dolls and has ambitiously morphed into a major fashion presence. He hit the headlines on the 20th of January after designing the inaugural ball gown of Michelle Obama, and is set to hit them again with a new 2009 autumn collection that I doubt even the first lady would be happy wearing.
Fashion Designer Jason Wu
In his own words he boasts that the up and coming collection will be ??a significant fur collection, and the message will be all about luxury? with fur giant Saga supplying the mink pelts to make up his 15-piece ensemble.
Back in 2002 ??The Independent?? newspaper labelled the use of fur the ??Myra Hindley of fashion?, not surprising considering the horrific conditions of animals raised on fur farms and unspeakable ways they are killed, by either gassing, broken necks or anal electrocution.
So why then should a talented young designer like Wu talk about fur in such a non-emotive way?
It could have a lot to do with Saga, who are pulling out all the stops to re-inflate a sagging fur industry by luring young designers to their offices in Denmark, handing them free pelts, a special workspace with training in fur techniques and all expenses paid flights to and from Scandinavia. Saga??s design centre is a sprawling country retreat set in fairytale surroundings, the workshops are said to be filled with young international designers, experimenting with furs from mink and fox to rabbit and ermine. The furs are dyed and treated to make them look as unnatural as possible, so people can feel as guilt free as possible when wearing them.
The cutting room as SAGA fur design house
Whatever the reason for Wu??s decision, the main issue is that vanity shouldn??t breed torture, no matter how daring the fashion industry make us believe it is or how cool fans think their pop icons look wearing it. The fact is, fur is still as outdated now as when Saga began in 1954. Unless young designers stop being seduced by the lies of a dying fur trade and start embracing new fabrics and new ideas, they??ll be just as dead as Sagas bottom line.
Please sign the petitions below to ask Parliment to put a stop to this horror and help millions of defensless creatures avoid this kind of suffering in the name of fashion.
The videos that are shown are horrific so be WARNED
http://animalsaviors.org/
(No upsetting images in this link)
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Chinese-Cruelty/
PETA anti fur demonstration
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