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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, 02:19 PM
 
Location: The Woods
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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).
Were they also PETA videos?

Most fur farms in the U.S. and Europe are run quite well and humanely. Still, we have overpopulation of many wild furbearers, such as beaver, fox, etc., here in the U.S., that it would be better if people bought more of that versus ranched mink.

 
Old 01-30-2011, 02:20 PM
 
Location: The Woods
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If you wear fur, you support this practice.
Not really. Most of the fur I have I caught and tanned myself. I know exactly what went on to get it, and it was nothing near that video or what PETA routinely claims.
 
Old 01-31-2011, 10:32 AM
 
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Are there really no 'pro-fur' members out there - or are you afraid to identify yourselves?
 
Old 01-31-2011, 11:13 AM
 
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The Chinese could skin alive 8 year old school kids and most American's wouldn't care as long as flip flops at Walmart were still 1.99 a pair.
 
Old 01-31-2011, 11:39 AM
 
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The Chinese could skin alive 8 year old school kids and most American's wouldn't care as long as flip flops at Walmart were still 1.99 a pair.
Hey, ease up a little, will ya?
 
Old 01-31-2011, 11:51 AM
 
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Hey, ease up a little, will ya?
You're right, my bad.

I should have said, Chinese made products at Walmart increase by 30% in price, American's suddenly become deeply concerned about human and animals rights abuses in China.
 
Old 01-31-2011, 11:53 AM
 
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I see. No outcry about all the multitude of human rights violations but when it comes to an animal, associating with China is finally dispicable.

I cannot imagine why we have ever had anything to do with China to begin with.
Oh your poor bleeding heart...right?
 
Old 01-31-2011, 11:57 AM
 
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Shocking... skinned alive I had no idea...
 
Old 01-31-2011, 11:59 AM
 
Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land
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There's no need here for embargoes or more regulations. Just buy American and shun those who don't.
 
Old 01-31-2011, 12:31 PM
 
Location: Houston, Texas
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I've seen a few of those videos from China. The thing that bothers me most is their attitude while skinning a screaming animal. They look like they get a thrill out of it.

Total sociopaths.

The sad part is that we AMERICANS keep them afloat. Shame on us.
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