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Happy Hoosier

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72. I disagree.

Tue Dec 19, 2023, 09:40 AM

Dec 2023

You can't save the foxes by destroying their furs. In fact, although I oppose fur farming, I think we have a duty to try and at least make their deaths serve SOME purpose. I dunno... throwing their furs into the trash seems... disrespectful to me?

I wish trade in new furs was not permitted, except for animals already harvested for food.

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Is it okay to wear a forty year old fox jacket to a [View all] cachukis Dec 2023 OP

I'm here to what people think underpants Dec 2023 #1

I'd think OP might be more concerned about offending people (even strangers) who spooky3 Dec 2023 #42

I personally wouldn't. Croney Dec 2023 #2

I wouldn't. nocoincidences Dec 2023 #3

Not really Sanity Claws Dec 2023 #4

shtreimels Celerity Dec 2023 #43

Dug. cachukis Dec 2023 #49

Can she pass it off as fake? JustAnotherGen Dec 2023 #5

I would choose something else. Deuxcents Dec 2023 #6

I wouldn't wear it Raine Dec 2023 #7

Anyone who griefs someone at a wedding over their DenaliDemocrat Dec 2023 #68

That'd be asking too much of some. shrike3 Dec 2023 #78

I'd donate it to a wildlife rehabilitation group instead. Sky Jewels Dec 2023 #8

Thanks for posting this information. Fla Dem Dec 2023 #17

Excellent Idea! Disaffected Dec 2023 #18

Thanks for the info. Guess I did not look far enough in the discussion thread. efhmc Dec 2023 #94

40 years old Traildogbob Dec 2023 #9

No canetoad Dec 2023 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Xavier Breath Dec 2023 #11

This Ferrets are Cool Dec 2023 #13

What I wrote seemed too confrontational Xavier Breath Dec 2023 #15

Dear Abby would advise you LearnedHand Dec 2023 #12

That is a perfect answer obamanut2012 Dec 2023 #83

No offense, but that would depend on what part of the country. shrike3 Dec 2023 #109

How do you tell a new one from an old one dembotoz Dec 2023 #14

Not OK. Disaffected Dec 2023 #16

Why? Maru Kitteh Dec 2023 #19

Learning so much from the responses. My wife is very cachukis Dec 2023 #20

What's the claudette Dec 2023 #31

Financial District. Lower Manhattan. cachukis Dec 2023 #33

OK, but why would you not anticipate cold weather in NYC in December and that fur-wearing might not be wise? spooky3 Dec 2023 #41

Kohl's are all over Florida, and they have inexpensive coats obamanut2012 Dec 2023 #84

Do people object to leather shoes, belts, purses? Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2023 #21

Cows aren't farmed for their hides, and are going to be killed anyway. Merlot Dec 2023 #24

Yes, exactly. nt Raine Dec 2023 #30

Early Los Angeles history, post-Spanish rule: cattle were raised for tallow & hides... Hekate Dec 2023 #40

Exactly... I do not object to using furs and leather from animals... Happy Hoosier Dec 2023 #73

Actually, it really is not different. Big Blue Marble Dec 2023 #112

I very much avoid them . BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2023 #36

I do NoRethugFriends Dec 2023 #44

what I was thinking. and the menu? NoSheep Dec 2023 #56

I avoid them. Voltaire2 Dec 2023 #70

Some animals are more equal than others. shrike3 Dec 2023 #77

Sure, why not? WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #22

I'd agree, sure, why not? There are boats that were built out of old growth teak, homes in San Francisco..... RussellCattle Dec 2023 #50

No, because it's not ok to wear it anywhere. Donate it to an animal org Merlot Dec 2023 #23

Please help me understand why you suggest donating, specifically, to an "animal org"? EarnestPutz Dec 2023 #54

It's for comfort purposes for animals in rehab. Disaffected Dec 2023 #62

Thanks for the clarification. I guess my imagination wasn't up to the task. Nice idea. EarnestPutz Dec 2023 #96

Certainly better use than wearing it. Disaffected Dec 2023 #98

I investigated donating it to animal organizations. cachukis Dec 2023 #25

Could you link us to those groups? thanks NoSheep Dec 2023 #58

My grandmother offered me an ancient fox stole, which I'm sure even predated her, when she was cleaning out her attic Rhiannon12866 Dec 2023 #26

My great aunt had a mink stole with heads and little feet. It creeped me out. Ocelot II Dec 2023 #27

I sure understand! My grandmother's had little fox heads which attached by their mouths in front Rhiannon12866 Dec 2023 #28

It's repulsive MorbidButterflyTat Dec 2023 #51

I even saw an old Bewitched episode where Samantha and a woman she wanted to impress wanted mink coats! Rhiannon12866 Dec 2023 #53

Oh yeah... MorbidButterflyTat Dec 2023 #110

I sometimes watch old TV shows late at night and I cringe whenever I see women begging for mink coats Rhiannon12866 Dec 2023 #111

Agree. MorbidButterflyTat Dec 2023 #115

Excellent point, and those shows are all still shown in syndication today, but they couldn't get away with those today Rhiannon12866 Dec 2023 #116

No. debm55 Dec 2023 #71

my mom had something with a little head on one end and feet on the other, that wrapped around the neck BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2023 #35

Yeah, my gramma had one like that. The mouth opened as a spring clip to bite down on the other end and hold it in place NBachers Dec 2023 #61

I just remembered what animal it was... a little fox. BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2023 #117

I remember encountering one of those when I was a very small child in early 1950s SoCal... Hekate Dec 2023 #46

I've seen those stoles Sanity Claws Dec 2023 #102

I donated one of those to Pine Ridge Reservation for pow-wow regalia Donkees Dec 2023 #66

I wish you'd been there to suggest that to my grandmother, she spent the winter in Arizona Rhiannon12866 Dec 2023 #67

Forty year old fox must have been living right Kennah Dec 2023 #29

Oh MorbidButterflyTat Dec 2023 #47

No Alice Kramden Dec 2023 #32

Please no. IcyPeas Dec 2023 #34

The rule is it's ok if it's 18 below or colder Bobstandard Dec 2023 #37

A starting point. I like it. cachukis Dec 2023 #38

I'd never buy a new one... Happy Hoosier Dec 2023 #39

Fur coats on people are gauche. n/t Coventina Dec 2023 #45

This. In the NYC financial district where Scrivener7 Dec 2023 #87

Yes. Raccoon coats were big in the 1980s Sanity Claws Dec 2023 #104

Tremendous exposure to people's sensitivity to cachukis Dec 2023 #48

A morning tee time? NoSheep Dec 2023 #57

Why is a morning tee time weird? obamanut2012 Dec 2023 #85

Exactly. Just walked 9 and passed through a cachukis Dec 2023 #91

I used to live in SOFL obamanut2012 Dec 2023 #106

I started out with wooden shafts from my cachukis Dec 2023 #107

Nice! Mine are mainly estate sale finds that I fixed up obamanut2012 Dec 2023 #108

If she feels uncomfortable wearing it, that's another thing entirely. shrike3 Dec 2023 #89

Curious... MorbidButterflyTat Dec 2023 #52

I see your dilemma. What's on the menu at the wedding feast? Is everyone vegan? NoSheep Dec 2023 #55

I finally got in touch with my inner self and wonder if you have to ask, isn't the answer no? NoSheep Dec 2023 #59

is this about fox news jcgoldie Dec 2023 #60

I wouldn't. It's dated, so not really in fashion. littlemissmartypants Dec 2023 #63

I had a New Zealand opossum coat ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 #64

No. Get grid if it. Takket Dec 2023 #65

I disagree. Happy Hoosier Dec 2023 #72

Yes donate to a wildlife rescue group. Fla Dem Dec 2023 #75

Absolutely not! llmart Dec 2023 #69

I have a chess set made from elephant ivory. Happy Hoosier Dec 2023 #74

I wear fur, which has gotten me castigated more than once on DU. shrike3 Dec 2023 #76

I can only relate snowybirdie Dec 2023 #79

I don't think its appropriate, but I may be a bit biased because I have a pet fox who is the cutest animal I've ever had Sal_NV Dec 2023 #80

It's the bride and groom's day. Why wear something that might cause a ruckus? Irish_Dem Dec 2023 #81

If it's indoors, how long will she actually be wearing the jacket? shrike3 Dec 2023 #86

Do what you want, of course, but I would not wear it obamanut2012 Dec 2023 #82

For the wedding, I would substitute a shawl for the vintage fox fur Niagara Dec 2023 #88

I screamed in church. Nanuke Dec 2023 #90

Sorry to butt in but what do you do with old furs? I have a cedar chest of them I inherited. Is there any good I can efhmc Dec 2023 #92

PETA can help MorbidButterflyTat Dec 2023 #114

Thank you. efhmc Dec 2023 #119

Is it one of those with the heads intact? The Blue Flower Dec 2023 #93

No. It is white with a warm turnup collar. cachukis Dec 2023 #95

Sure. If it's just a finished collar without a tail, legs, head and a mouth that clamps it in place * Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #97

I still have my mother's mink stole that I inherited. Nobody would want it nor could I make something out of it. CTyankee Dec 2023 #99

Yes if the fox is a consenting adult. NameAlreadyTaken Dec 2023 #100

A jacket made from 40-year-old foxes might look a bit rough. Ocelot II Dec 2023 #101

I think it would be beautiful. Go for it! walkingman Dec 2023 #103

If you don't wear it will it bring the fox back? Chainfire Dec 2023 #105

Do not wear it. Big Blue Marble Dec 2023 #113

Thank you all for your comments and insight. cachukis Dec 2023 #118

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