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Written by Michelle Sherrow
I would never kill animal for "killer looks" for several reasons. The main reason is that when I look into an animal's eyes, I see my reflection and they see mine. I would never do anything to erase one from the other. Animals are our cohabitants on this planet. We need each other.
I would never kill animal for "killer looks" for several reasons, but the main reason is that when I look into an animal's eyes, I see my reflection and they see mine. I would never do anything to erase one from the other. Animals are our cohabitants on this planet. We are what makes up a large pa
I would never kill animal for "killer looks" for several reasons, but the main reason is that when I look into an animal's eyes, I see my reflection and they see mine. I would never do anything to erase one from the other. Animals are our cohabitants on this planet. We are what makes up a large part of "life."
Humans are controlled by the mass media everyday and have adapted to the idea that our skin is 'sexy' and animal fur is even 'sexier' - the latest must have if you want to be accepted in the eyes of the world. In actuality, our skin is our shell; it encompasses and protects our insides; our spirit, heart, organs, and everything else we need to survive; our skin holds us together. What humans fail to realize is that an animal's skin does the same thing as our skin does for us and their fur is the outer layer that protects and regulates their bodies. We continuously take advantage of the defenseless nature of animals and deny them the right to keep their 'shell' because they do not have the ability to communicate in 'human terms' to defend themselves. Animals not only have beating hearts as we do, but they are capable of thought process, decision making, know how to raise their young, know what loss is when their young are taken from them and they know what pain and love is if and when they do happen to be touched by it. Animals have so much more ability than we are willing to give them credit for but we will never understand this if we are not willing to look in their eyes and see the life and soul beating inside of them and give them the respect they deserve. People would cringe at the thought of their 'pet' experiencing cruelty, but is it any different than the animals we murder and consume on a regular basis? If humans really feel the need to exploit animals and masquerade in their fur, they should wear the animal skin as is, as we human animals wear ours, and in that sense, i mean freshly skinned, dripping with blood if they really have the desire to know what it actually feels like to wear animal skin/fur. This would never be the case, because it is not sexy, it is repulsive. But humans cannot handle this truth so they turn a blind eye to the cruelty that is endured in this process. And in the end, that is exactly what skinning and defurring an animal is; a repulsive truth that needs to be brought to light.
I would never kill an animal for a killer look because they are my kin! Someone once asked me why I am so involved in animal activism and I answered, "Because I was one not so long ago." My cell memory remembers, even if my brain doesn't. When I look at an animal, some of my cells awaken in such a different way than if I look at another human.
Im not a murderer. God, I see these animals all around me. I have cats and dogs, How could I ever EVER walk around with dead cat or dog or fox or any other animal on my back?
When I imagine their last mintues or hours, I see torturing, pain and fear. It must be so painful and impossibly terrifying to feel the dark around you, with hundreds and thousands of other animals, maybe even your family, around you, and they are screaming and being scared, too. Can those fur-lovers even imagine, how painful and torturing it is - to feel how your skin is being torn off while somebody has tied you up or stepped on your head, and you cant do ANYTHING to stop that and save yourself?? ;(
Im only 15, but this subject really disturbs me...I could cry if I'd write more... ;( Im not wearing dead animals on me, and I never will. I dont want that kind of feeling on my soul.
why wouldnt i kill for a killer look? it's just 100% wrong. unethical, and if you ask me, pretty disguisting. who wants to wear skin that once belonged to a beautiful creature that was tortured? not me, thats for sure. theres so many better alternatives. faux fur, much less expensive, and no innocent animals were killed in the making of it. animals are raised in small, crammed cages, and then they are skinned alive. thats not such a good life. its murder in my eyes. killing is wrong.
i'm a proud supporter of peta (i even have a no fur button that i got from a concert peta was at on my lanyard that i have to wear at school.) plus, i love urban outfitters sooo much, you have no idea. i've been a vegetarian for 52 days, and my life had changed for the better. i think i deserve a reward. pleasepleaseplease pick me. it would mean the world to me :D
I believe that humans have evolved since the caveman days. I am more intelligent and more creative than someone who steals an animal's coat to make their own. There's nothing pretty about cruelty.
I would never kill an animal for looks, I would rather be nude than have to wear another creature on my body. God created all the animals for us to love, not kill for our wanting. It's a disgrace to kill an animal only for you're look. It's not like anyone reall cares if you're wearing real animal skin on your back. If I ever found out my friend wold, I would take the coat & throw it out into the forest, no matter how much it cost them. Why do we WANT to kill them?! They are so beautiful in thier OWN skin. What if it was the other way around? Animals killing US for their own clothing? That is just inhumane of us to do this to poor innocent animals who have done us no harm in any way. Infact, they actually help our environment live and grow. Animals are beautful & if killing them for coats were the last job in the world,I would rather starve than to kill an animal for the money. Why do people want real fur skin?! I mean, come on! No one can tell if it's real fur or faux! And if they do recognize it, they are just too inhumane and plain disgusting.
I would never hurt an animal or kill he/she. I have read and seen so much animal cruelty, I can't even eat an animal. Animals have hearts and souls just the same as a human. An animal should never have to suffer cruelty from humas.
Put it this way, if you want something to test on, test it on your own child. No one would.
Let the animals roam freely :)
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