Tuesday, April 1, 2014

$80,000 Dollar Coat made of Dead Animals

Check this out!  It's a fur coat that at the time I'm writing this, it's selling for $77,542.33 + TAX!

$ 77,542.33 + TAX
Now this is actually Fur from DEAD ANIMALS!  (OK, Leather is almost the same, but I do think one day people will view this practice as a little sick.) 

Call me crazy but with all the technology that produces better clothing. . .  not only does it keep you warmer, dryer, but' it's way lighter and more durable.

I actually think that by wearing something like a
$ 80,000 fur coat people look like total idiots!



  Artists and beauticians use fur brushes in the fine arts and cosmetics industries. The fur in brushes is the forgotten fur, that most people do not even think exists. Yet the fur in brushes is as real as the fur in fur coats. A parallel situation also exists in the music-making world.

Synthetic Brushes

Bushes made from synthetic fibers, such as nylon or polyester, form a large and growing market and are less expensive than fur brushes. Nevertheless, some synthetic fur brushes may be a mixture of synthetic fiber and animal hair. To confuse matters, some synthetic brushes have labels with animal or animal-like names, for instance White Sable, Golden Sable and Erminette.

Musical Bows

Another forgotten fur is the horse hair on violin bows and bows of other musical instruments. (Bow hair is course but otherwise exactly the same as fur.) The naive assume that bow dealers acquire hair by gently plucking happy horses' tails. But the horse hair industry needs big quantities to satisfy the music industry and because horse hair is used for more than making bows. Most bow hair comes from the tails of horses slaughtered in Mongolia, China and Canada. Hair dealers will not talk about it and are not open concerning the trade - and any dark secrets it may hide.

Final Questions

Do people, artists, beauticians and musicians need to use the trade in animal parts to apply their work? Good artists can paint with just about anything. Beauty should be cruelty-free. Unfortunately, the suffering of fur-bearers and horses may underlay a large part of our sick society.

I'm wrapping up this with a link to PETA, their doing remarkable things with helping to start animal cruelty.  CLICK HERE!