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View Poll Results: Is China's Hideous Fur Farming Practices a Good Reason to Boycott China?
Yes, I will go out of my way now to avoid Chinese products 9 23.68%
No, I love wearing fur, and I don't care about animal suffering 3 7.89%
Yes, but I was already going out of my way to avoid Chinese products 21 55.26%
No, I don't wear fur, but their fur farms are their business 6 15.79%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 38. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 01-30-2011, 12:37 PM
 
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If you wear fur, you support this practice.
Another false broad brush painted over-generalization. I'm shocked, shocked I tell you!

http://fur.ca/TFT_facts_figures.php

http://www.furcommission.com/farming/index.html (broken link)

 
Old 01-30-2011, 12:42 PM
 
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There are many more and much more significant reasons to not only boycott but entirely shun China
 
Old 01-30-2011, 12:47 PM
 
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There are many more and much more significant reasons to not only boycott but entirely shun China
Indeed.
 
Old 01-30-2011, 12:56 PM
 
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There are many more and much more significant reasons to not only boycott but entirely shun China
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Old 01-30-2011, 12:58 PM
 
Location: Columbus
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The filthy rich get off from the stuff, eating exotic animals and the like (i'm not kidding) just look up the whaling problem in asia as well.
Otherwise the democrats have been fighting to stop and regulate business from going over to communist china, but the republicans have filibustered everything. It's down right disgusting they will make people live and work in such horrible conditions, just so the corporate fat cats can line their pockets.
Live american, buy american.

What a bunch of nonsense.
 
Old 01-30-2011, 01:00 PM
 
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Unfortunately one can whine and call China anything under the sun but they are not going away. I'm sure somewhere in the world some group of people think it's despicable for Americans to slaughter millions of animals every year for food and clothing. And at one time shook their fists at America for stealing their countries resources.

The two faced double standard that this country lives under is comical.

People whine about killing animals for their furs yet don't have a second thought about wearing a leather coat or leather shoes/boots. Have an alligator skinned wallet?
 
Old 01-30-2011, 01:10 PM
 
Location: Columbus
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Unfortunately one can whine and call China anything under the sun but they are not going away. I'm sure somewhere in the world some group of people think it's despicable for Americans to slaughter millions of animals every year for food and clothing. And at one time shook their fists at America for stealing their countries resources.

The two faced double standard that this country lives under is comical.

People whine about killing animals for their furs yet don't have a second thought about wearing a leather coat or leather shoes/boots. Have an alligator skinned wallet?

I saw an article the other day in Men's Health magazine. Pig products are used in well over 100 products in the U.S, including toothpate.
 
Old 01-30-2011, 01:47 PM
 
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What a bunch of nonsense.
It is, the republicans are downright disgusting that they want to refuse creating jobs here and would rather help communist china grow.

GOP blocks Democrats’ jobs outsourcing bill – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs
 
Old 01-30-2011, 02:12 PM
 
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Unfortunately one can whine and call China anything under the sun but they are not going away. I'm sure somewhere in the world some group of people think it's despicable for Americans to slaughter millions of animals every year for food and clothing. And at one time shook their fists at America for stealing their countries resources.

The two faced double standard that this country lives under is comical.

People whine about killing animals for their furs yet don't have a second thought about wearing a leather coat or leather shoes/boots. Have an alligator skinned wallet?
You are absolutely right. Hypocrisy at its core.

I have seen videos from overcrowded animal farms and the slaughter methods used in the U.S. and Western Europe. Not very pleasant to watch.

It is much easier to point a finger at a foreign country (The documentary The Cove is a good example).
 
Old 01-30-2011, 02:15 PM
 
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You are absolutely right. Hypocrisy at its core.

I have seen videos from overcrowded animal farms and the slaughter methods used in the U.S. and Western Europe. Not very pleasant to watch.

It is much easier to point a finger at a foreign country (The documentary The Cove is a good example).
It is VERY easy to point fingers at such inhumane and disgusting country as China. For a reason. We'll deal with our own torturers, but China?
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