Posted by: Pam in PETA, Fur, Environment on
Oct 22, 2009
Fur has fallen so far from grace that furriers are now trying to convince consumers that pelts are “eco-friendly.” But nothing could be further from the truth! Furs are loaded with chemicals to keep them from decomposing in the buyer’s closet, and fur production pollutes the environment and gobbles up precious resources. And don’t forget: Unlike faux fur, the “real thing” causes millions of animals to suffer every single year.
Fur Is Eco-Unfriendly
Did you know that producing a fur coat from ranch-raised animals takes more than 15 times as much energy as it does to produce a faux-fur coat? And that’s just the beginning.
The waste produced on fur farms—where animals spend their entire lives in cramped, filthy cages, constantly pacing back and forth from stress and boredom—is poisoning our waterways. In December 1999, for example, the Washington Department of Ecology fined one mink farmer $24,000 for polluting ditches that drain into a local creek.
