Moral question on fur

You'd still supporting the industry when buying it/wearing it, prompting more demand for fur etc.

No i wouldn't

Btw do you know if fur coats go up or down in value over time?
It might make for a good investment, if this thread is making you have 2nd doubts.

No i wouldn't

Is it wrong, in your opinion, to buy a fur coat if it was originally made back in the 50's/60's? Is it still wrong or is it a kick in the teeth for the animal that died to make it to have it thrown away?

People see you wearing it, so it seems more socially acceptable.
People will think the fur is pretty and want some of that fur action so they buy their own.
Increase in sales of vintage fur coats signals to producers that there's a increased demand for fur, they make more to sell.

etc etc

Obviously this type of effect is cumulative, and you buying one coat isn't going to make much difference. Just pointing out that your purchase would have an external effect.

Imo, you should buy it if you want. S'probably not an issue worth getting too worried about.

You're being rather pedantic and facetious, it would be a drop in the ocean and nothing more.

That's like saying; "Why should I try and use less petrol? It's not like one person is going to affect global warming."

Well no it isn't. Wearing fur is better for the environment then driving a car or wearing a new synthetic coat?

The similarity is in the cumulative nature of the effect, not the specifics of the comparison. I was just trying to illustrate the problem more clearly. I'll try again. If every individual tries to reduce their petrol consumption, total CO2 emissions would decrease by a significant amount on the macro level. Whereas on the individual/micro level, one person cutting their petrol consumption makes a negligable difference to cumulative CO2 emissions.

So, if you buy a fur coat, it will make no practical difference to overall fur market. However, each decision to buy fur is made on the individual level, therefore each decision to buy contributes to the net demand for fur products. If everyone took the attitude that: 'my purchase doesn't affect anything at all', what do you think would happen?

Is it wrong, in your opinion, to buy a fur coat if it was originally made back in the 50's/60's? Is it still wrong or is it a kick in the teeth for the animal that died to make it to have it thrown away?

Buy the coat, it's animal would have wanted. On a more serious note, because it was made so long ago you wouldn't be contributing to the fur trade nowadays which can be very cruel to animals. Plus, some fur coats look so pretty and warm but I'm always hesitant to buy them in case it came from an unethical background.

Is it wrong, in your opinion, to buy a fur coat if it was originally made back in the 50's/60's? Is it still wrong or is it a kick in the teeth for the animal that died to make it to have it thrown away?

Hmmm well yes but if you re-read my post you'l see i was talking about wearing synthetic coats which are incredibly harmful to the environment. Perhaps if we stopped wearing tat from Primark and all wore fur we'd make a difference?

I think by purchasing it, regardless of its age, it is still perpetuating the problem as the product is still demanded.

Nah.

Imo fur looks tacky as hell, but whatever.

This shop puts the year they were made on the label