Step in the Ring

By Adrienne Amos

I’m not a wearer of fur myself, but that’s not because of any great cause; it’s just not my style. (I don’t hunger after diamonds either—to me they are only white rocks—give me rubies, sapphires, and emeralds. They have color and character.) However, I do believe that if you want real fur and can afford to buy real fur you have a right to wear real fur without being accosted by some fanatic with paint.

Photo by Tom Roy Hobbs. Some rights reserved.

Like so many proponents of causes in our society today, the animal protection people have gone beyond the limits of sanity. They have a right to their opinion; that is what America is all about, after all. They have a right to voice their opinion and demonstrate to get their message out to the populous. And their aims are laudable to a point. But many of the animals that are being used to make furs are raised on farms for that very purpose, just as beef cattle are raised for meat to eat, and so on. Do they really want to put all these people out of business and turn animals that have no idea how to survive in the wild back to nature, so they can become prey for their enemies or upset the natural balance by their sheer number?

Fake fur is fine if you want to wear fur but can’t afford the real thing, providing it’s of good quality. Unfortunately I have seen fake items that were nowhere near the real thing, and therefore made the person wearing it look phony as well. I have also seen imitation fur coats that cost nearly as much as the real thing, which fell apart after one wearing. Fur apparel has for many years been a sign of wealth and sophistication, but that is a perception that’s losing ground across the country in recent years. Living in Florida as I do, there is little need for a fur of any kind…and if you buy into the global warming theory it will be that way for most of the world soon, so why worry about it?

That may seem a bit flippant, but with all the other problems our nation and world face now I feel the people who protest by throwing paint on others could find a better use for their time and talents. Let’s worry about the humans that go to bed hungry each night, or the children being abused because their young parents are high on drugs or are too young to really know how to raise children (they only know how to make them!).

Mankind has become to full of itself. People have come to believe they are in control of everything. They are not. Whether you believe in God or not, you can’t deny Mother Nature. She is in control of Planet Earth. She will not let mankind destroy it without taking us to task. You can give all the scientific explanations for weather patterns and natural disasters you want, but to me it is very simple—Mother is cleaning house.

By the same token I do not believe that any animal becomes extinct because of man’s stupidity alone. There is a reason and a season for all things. So, wear your real fur if you chose, or wear your fake fur. But for heavens sakes, quit polluting the environment with all this hate and paint!

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