Hmm, no, I can't quite find the underlying logic there... unless it is just that you're more consciously aware of the anti-fur lobbying effort. Also, it is now uncommon to see anyone wearing fur, which is both for practical reasons and the above lobbying - I seem to remember women in fur coats having cans of paint dumped on them! Neither wearing leather nor eating meat have so far elicited such responses in public as far as I've heard.
The reason that fur was picked on over and above other types of animal products was due to their status as "luxury" items, i.e. worn by the well-off. Animals dying "senselessly" for reasons that can be presented as non-essential/frivolous is an easy argument to make...
The reason that fur was picked on over and above other types of animal products was...
The reasoning I heard that rang most true was that it is much easier to shout at celebs and old ladies than bikers.
It was said by a comedian, but I still think it's proably true. There are a heck of a lot of luxury leather goods out there too.
I suspect there are some grim fur farms, I suspect there are some entirely sustainable and "pleasant as natural habitat" ones too. Like with meat I think the way forward is making the quality of life of the animal the first question you ask (and the first thing the marketing tells you).
I think you're both right. I also suspect that my pattern of squick and non-squick would be different if as a child I had seen the Disney movie 101 Holstein Calves, with the little dears trying to escape from Cruella De Vil as she attempts to make a giant spotted leather trenchcoat.
The whole cat-in-bin saga was another reminder that it makes absolutely no sense which animals we consider worth protecting/getting enraged for.
I would like to point out that leather is still the most abrasion-resistant material available for motorcycle clothing, and often the only one allowed on racetracks, so I feel it's reasonable for bikers to wear leather. (I wear textile gear personally, as it's warmer and more waterproof.)
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The reason that fur was picked on over and above other types of animal products was due to their status as "luxury" items, i.e. worn by the well-off. Animals dying "senselessly" for reasons that can be presented as non-essential/frivolous is an easy argument to make...
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The reasoning I heard that rang most true was that it is much easier to shout at celebs and old ladies than bikers.
It was said by a comedian, but I still think it's proably true. There are a heck of a lot of luxury leather goods out there too.
I suspect there are some grim fur farms, I suspect there are some entirely sustainable and "pleasant as natural habitat" ones too. Like with meat I think the way forward is making the quality of life of the animal the first question you ask (and the first thing the marketing tells you).
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The whole cat-in-bin saga was another reminder that it makes absolutely no sense which animals we consider worth protecting/getting enraged for.
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