Fur is ‘the skin of an animal with the fur still on it, used especially for making clothes.’ (Oxford learner’s dictionary. 2020). It is one of the oldest forms of clothing with lots of traditions and meanings along the history. Indeed, in past years there started to be more of a concern due to its morality, building up a conflict of opinion. What is the conflict about and is it all right to wear fur?

          Fur had different meaning for humans throughout time. Aboriginal people believe they partake of animal power, by wearing their fur and as a ‘gift’ through which they show respect to the animal so that humans survive. Fur also conveyed status in society, as in the Golden Ages it represented luxury. Nowadays as some proclaim that fur is a crime against nature, others attest that wearing and admiring fur should remind modern society our dependency on nature for our survival. (Herscovici. 2014)

         As even Peter Singer, in his book Animal Liberation, attests that it’s hypocritical to protest the fur trade while most people eat meat daily; more animals are killed in North America daily for food than are used for fur in a year. (cited in Herscovici. 2014) Only 8% of the population identifies themselves as vegan, vegetarian or something between, out of them only 3% are fully vegan. (Williams. 2020) The difference between vegetarianism and wearing fur regarding morality would be who is wearing fur- mostly being upper-class people, as the fur apparel is expensive, making it easier to be considered an ‘unnecessary luxury’. (Herscovici. 2014) Most activists are part of the working class, therefore we can understand that the fight against fur might be as well a fight against the social class. Moreover, there is a problem regarding which animals are being killed. Fur in high society usually refers to luxurious or rare animals. In the 1960s the most popular kinds of fur were silver mink, stripped fox and red fox, cheaper alternatives being pelts of wolf, Persian lamb or muskrat. (Wikipedia.2020) In past years more countries banned the killing of animals for fur and in 2018 BFC banned the use of real fur in Fashion Week London. (Pitcher.2019)