It’s
astonishing that there’s still such high demand for fur, leather, and
other animal products in the fashion industry when there are so many
cruelty-free alternatives that are equally as affordable, durable, and
aesthetically appealing. Most of us living in industrialized nations are
no longer living in the wild and require fur for warmth, as the vast
majority of us have access to houses with heating and jackets with
man-made fillers to keep us warm.
Yet, we still see this obsession with
fur and other animal products in the fashion industry. Fashion is not
fuelled by necessity, but rather consumerism. Don’t get me wrong, I’m
all for expressing yourself and I encourage people to dress however they
please, but does an innocent animal really need to die in order for you
to do so?
Developing your own unique image and
expressing yourself through your appearance can be a wonderful part of
life for many people, but at what cost? So many people become so
obsessed with their appearance that it leads to genuine unhappiness, and
tons of people in third world countries as well as animals are
suffering at the hands of the fashion industry.
One of the more recent examples of
animal cruelty within the fashion industry was revealed thanks to an
undercover investigation performed in Finland. The investigators found
extremely overweight foxes bred for their fur who were trapped in cages
and so heavy that they could barely move. The investigators even
captured it all on camera, so you can really get a glimpse of how animal
cruelty is embedded in the fashion industry.
Shocking Photos of Overweight Foxes Bred for Fur
The following photos
were taken by the investigators from a local animal rights group in an
effort to expose the animal cruelty that takes place within the fashion
industry. These foxes are being bred in Finland for their fur, and
they’re so overweight that they can barely move and most of them cannot
see because their rolls of fat literally cover their eyes.
These animals are bred to be five times
their natural weight, so it’s understandable why they can barely move or
support themselves. Some of these foxes weighed an astonishing 19 kg as a result of genetic selection, in comparison to their average weight of 3.5 kg.
Of course, the fur from these animals
isn’t just being purchased by the Finnish. In fact, over the course of
the past five years, over £2.5 million worth of fur items were sold and
exported from Finland to the UK.
The following images are of some of the overweight foxes in Finland bred for their fur:
Final Thoughts
Of course, it’s not just foxes that
suffer at the hands of the fashion industry. Millions of animals are
tortured and killed every year for their fur, from raccoons and coyotes
to wolves and otters, and many others in between.
It’s not just the fashion designers and
clothing companies to blame; it’s us! We are the consumers of these
products. If there weren’t such a high demand for them, then these
companies wouldn’t be torturing and killing these animals in the first
place.
Consumerism has become far too prevalent
in society, and it’s blinding us from seeing how our desire for more is
affecting other beings. If you purchase or wear fur, ask yourself,
“Why?” Why is your desire for fashionable clothing so strong that you
try to justify animal cruelty just to make a fashion statement? ( besides your just an sick ,twisted fuck )
Sometimes, when we see the fur on a
piece of clothing, it allows us to become detached to where it came
from. You’re not seeing it on a murdered animal, you’re seeing it on a
clothing rack, so we don’t always make the connection.
Nevertheless, it’s important that we
remind ourselves where these items came from, so we can put an end to
animal cruelty once and for all. Remember, you vote with your dollar, so
if you’d like to take a stand against animal cruelty, all you have to
do is stop purchasing products from the companies who support these
inhumane practices!
Much love.
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