Fur dressing is one of the most elegant choices in winter for fashion-awareness women. But the truth that the chemical process preventing putrefaction for fur is claimed to be one of the five most toxic-metal pollutions in the world. Other than that, most fur firms didn’t lay

Fur Industry

emphasis on animal welfare and overkill animals in countries lack of regulations such as China. Some suggests that faux-fur should be promoted further so that animals could be protected. However, we cannot neglect the fact that the polluted gas and water released by producing faux-fur resulted in even more serious environmental issues such as climate change and acid rain.

As is stated in one of the posts in the sustainable fashion blog (external blog) , the idea that fur is in any way ‘green ’ is pure fiction. This is mainly because there is hardly anyway to improve the production process and reduce the burden on natural resources such as air, water and animals due to limit of technology. On one hand, such industry is not sustainable, and on the other hand, it doesn’t create shared value for everybody except those who value fashionable fur much more important than the benefit of the whole society.

Reference:

Fur Industry. Digital image. The Guardian.com. N.p., 29 Oct. 2013. Web. <http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/sustainable-fashion-blog/is-fur-trade-sustainable>.