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Debate Score:17
Arguments:22
Total Votes:17
Ended:09/07/12
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Should animals be killed to make fur clothing?

Yes,I agree

Side Score: 10
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No, I don't agree

Side Score: 7
1 point

I dont see why people make such a big deal about Fur but still wear Leather, Leather is still the skin of an animal which has been bred and killed to make your Shoes, Jacket or whatever

Side: Yes,I agree
Arai(14) Clarified
1 point

Yes, it's true. But, Does it mean that you agree with this issue?

Side: Yes,I agree
TheAshman(2299) Clarified
1 point

I agree with the issue although being a Guy there's not a lot of Fur I can wear I'd look like a cross between a ridiculous 70's Pimp and Kid Rock if I wore a Fur coat although I do own a Russian Fur Hat and my Mum has a few Fur Coats and they are awesomely soft and warm and I think she should be able to wear them without getting abuse for it

The one thing I would say though is that if Fur is used for clothing the farming of the animals should be ethical (i'm against factory farming) and killed Humanely

Side: Yes,I agree
LeRoyJames(372) Clarified
1 point

I would say there are a couple of different levels to this question.

1) Using the fur from animals you would have killed anyway for some other purpose.

For example, using the leather from cows that were killed for food. This is just being thrifty.

2) Raising animals specifically for their fur.

This is mildly bad because you had to trap a wild animal first to create your breeding stock. However, once you have the breeding stock, these animals wouldn't be alive except for your care, so killing them isn't as bad as killing a wild animal.

The farther you are from the original wild animal that you trapped for your stock, and the more animals you have in stock, the better it is.

For example, cattle have been domesticated for thousands of years, and the number of domestic cattle probably far out number the number of their wild relatives, so it's safe to say that from an evolutionary standpoint, they've benefited from their relationship with man, and our slaughtering them is now just a natural part of their lives.

On the other hand, if you're only a couple of generations from the original wild animal, and you only have a few stock animals, you can't really say that you've benefited the species, that there are more members of the species because of their captivity than there would have been otherwise, so it's a lot less defensible.

3) Killing wild animals for their fur.

Think "clubbing baby seals".

In addition to these three levels, there is the reason for killing for the fur. Is it out of necessity to keep warm, as some have mentioned, or is it for fashion? If it's out of necessity, then I think even the killing of wild animals for their fur is justified, but if it's just for fashion, then I think only using the fur of animals you would have killed anyway is justified.

Side: Yes,I agree

We got to have something at least some of the animals don't get killed in this process.

Side: Yes,I agree

It makes far more sense to me to kill animals to make clothing for people than to kill people to make clothing for animals.

Side: Yes,I agree
1 point

I think that it is a very controversial issue. If we agree with this point that we can kill animals for fur clothing, here is exist arguments against for it such as "animals shouldn't be killed so that we can look good" or "we can make clothes from cotton and wool (from shearing sheep),so why kill animals to get another material" or one more argument as "too many animals are being killed for almost no reason."

On the other hand we can not agree with it because it is very cruel but at the same time almost all of us wear it every day forgetting that it a fur of animals(

That's why it is a very hard to answer for me.

Side: No, I don't agree
1 point

As has already been mentioned, animals don't need to be killed for clothing - shearing a sheep for wool, for instance, does not result in the sheep's untimely demise... It is not a choice of "kill animals or walk around naked" - the only reason businesses kill for fur is to make money out of people's vanity. If we didn't live in such a consumer culture that manipulated our insecurity we wouldn't be slaughtering animals by the thousands for fur or leather.

Side: No, I don't agree
YelnaraAuyel(2) Disputed
1 point

Killing animals is a natural process that goes on from ancient centuries. It is human nature to use the animal as a product for survival. For example, in biology there is the concept of the food chain which is leading by human.If we stop killing animals, the overall balance will be disturbed. The usage of animal"s fur and meat is a natural selection in animal world. Therefore vegeterians and "protectors of animals" are not defending but putting in danger whole world.

Side: Yes,I agree