Ban on Dog and Cat Fur Trade

[WolvesRawk]

If fur were banned, it would only make sense to ban leather too, then what would people on motorcycles wear?

And if leather is banned, why not ban the slaughter of the whole cow? Just ban slaughter all together. I would be very happy with that, but sadly the world won't ever do that. The best we can do is not give our hard earned money to the fur traders and other places that kill animals.

[junescrater716]

I'm actually not against cow slaughter and leather making because cows were made to eat. Why do you think we have fangs and molers? They're for ripping and tearing meat. Cows were bred to be eaten.

The reason why they use cow hide for leather is because after they slaughter the cow, what are they going to do with the skin just throw it away? No they use the WHOLE cow. Cattle will never go extinct because there is just too many herds of them. Unless ALL ranches will be destroyed. Can you tell I'm a carnivor. lol

Cows have been eaten for millions and billions of years nothing is going to change for a very long time now.

[junescrater716]

Answer me this. If we ban slaughter what would we eat? I AM NOT BECOMING A VEGETARIAN. I'll starve to death before I stop eating meat. Thats basically all I eat.

All of my friends who are vegetarians or rarely eat meat are ALWAYS tired and sick. I am always eating meat of some sort and I am never tired at school. I rarely get sick.

[junescrater716]

That's horrible!

Why can't all those idiots just BAN the use of fur.



If we slaughter the animal we should use ALL of it not just throw out the parts we think would be "inhumane" like fur.

[WolvesRawk]

I think that vegetarianism is healthier for most people. I know I've been alot healthier since I went vegetarian. Anyways, that's beside the point. However, I think its kind of hipocritical to be trying to end cat and dog slaughter while you happily eat your dead cow. That's just my opinion.

[CathyBogart]

I think that vegetarianism is healthier for most people. I know I've been alot healthier since I went vegetarian. Anyways, that's beside the point. However, I think its kind of hipocritical to be trying to end cat and dog slaughter while you happily eat your dead cow. That's just my opinion.

I heartily agree, and I do eat meat. (Admittedly I eat very little) I don't think the slaughter of any species is worse than the slaughter of any other.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

I'm actually not against cow slaughter and leather making because cows were made to eat. Why do you think we have fangs and molers? They're for ripping and tearing meat.

Actually you are incorrect. Early hominids, our ancestors, were most likely vegetarians, with some meat that came from scavenging. Our bodies are not designed to hunt- we could no more rip off an animals skin with out teeth than a tiger would want to be a vegetarian.

Yes, we designed tools to cut through animal hides, but for most of our history, we have most likely been scavengers, not hunters. We are most closely related to the great apes, who are largely vegetarian (chimpanzees are mostly vegetarian, and gorillas are completely vegetarian) suggesting that we most likely are not designed to eat a lot of meat.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Cows have been eaten for millions and billions of years nothing is going to change for a very long time now.

Just wanted to point out that modern agriculture hasn't been around that long, it's only been around for the last 12,000 years or so. It's called the Neolithic revolution. Modern humans have not been around for more than 30-40,000 years at the earliest, so your arguments don't make any sense.

[Catty1]

Ummm....killing pet-type animals JUST for their fur.....

And killing cows that were, right or wrong, RAISED for that purpose...

Sorry, it's two entirely different things in my eyes.

And I live where it's going to be near 40 below tomorrow night - and I never have worn fur! There's tons of synthetics that work great. And I don't recall the last time I saw a fur coat in our frigid climates.

The Sorel winter boot - all synthetic, and NO cold will get through those babies!

[WolvesRawk]

Ummm....killing pet-type animals JUST for their fur.....

And killing cows that were, right or wrong, RAISED for that purpose...

Sorry, it's two entirely different things in my eyes.

So if you raise a dog for the purpose of fur that makes it fine? Cows can be pets! Ok, so maybe not the choice selection, but in other countries, they don't think of dogs and cats as pets. They think of them as food and fur, just as we do cattle and chickens.

[king2005]

So if you raise a dog for the purpose of fur that makes it fine? Cows can be pets! Ok, so maybe not the choice selection, but in other countries, they don't think of dogs and cats as pets. They think of them as food and fur, just as we do cattle and chickens.

So true.

I'm all for fur, as long as the animal was used for food. I don't care what animal the fur came from. I'm going to use the fur how I wish, as I'm all for using the whole animal.

[CathyBogart]

I'm sure some of these dogs and cats (not all, maybe, but some) WERE raised for food.

[Giselle]

I think humans have gone far too savage and bloodthirsty. I recently turned vegetarian and it disgusts me to think that is okay to kill animals because that is what WE bred them for. They are born with the certain fate of torture and THEN death. Is that fair? Is that morally right? I know some religions claim that God gave us dominion over animals, but humans have taken it MUCH too far. In my book, it is not right to create life and then torture it and kill it for simple amenities like fur or even consumption. If you think about it, there is far too much meat being wasted every year in America. Honestly, if you're going to eat meat, at least make an attempt to buy free-range and/or organic.

As for fur sometimes being a necessity, that is true in certain areas. However, my brother has a hemp jacket and the tight threading on the shell of the jacket protects him from the cold Boston chill. Add a sweater underneath and I'm sure this type of jacket could suffice in Canada and similar areas.