Encyclopedia of Opinion
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Should people wear fur products?

Numerous fashion houses and even entire cities have banned the sale or use of fur. The tides are turning against the fur industry as people become more conscious of the way in it exploits and abuses animals.

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No, wearing fur is wrong

This position holds that wearing fur is wrong. It argues that fur is an affront to animal rights — the industry massacres animals for clothing — and that a complete boycott of fur is the only effective way to bring that industry to an end.

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Yes, it's fine to wear fur

This position holds that it is fine to wear fur. It argues fur is no different from the many other animal products woven into daily life—no worse than eating meat or wearing leather—and that the modern fur industry is far less cruel than it once was.

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It's okay to wear vintage fur

This position holds that wearing vintage fur is acceptable even if buying new fur is not. It argues that second-hand fur funds no modern fur farms or fresh cruelty, and that, being naturally organic, it is greener than chemically treated new or faux fur.