Did anyone watch this TV Programme in the UK last night?
It was extremely hard to watch, but I'm glad they showed it.
It basically was about a journalist who likes to wear fur, but given her 'ethical' preferences for food..i.e. she only eats free-range and organic meat (her interpretation of ethical), she set out to discover whether animals could in fact be killed humanely enough to justify her need to wear fur.
OK, it wasnt the best thing for a vegan to watch, and i pretty much cried the entire time, but I hope it touched someone, somewhere, enough to question not only the fur trade, but the food industry too.
A couple of things stick in my mind..
This journalist felt it was ok to wear beaver because they're pretty much like big rodents and the world would be overrun if they weren't culled. She completely missed the fact that it had drowned because it's foot was caught in a trap, and the blood around its mouth was because it has tried to free itself.
The guy running the Mink farm said the manner of death was ok because the pelt wasnt harmed, and neither was the Mink !!!! ...(maybe he thinks killing an animal isnt harming it...me thinks he needs to go back to school).
I wont describe the rest, those 2 were the less horrific examples, but needless to say, everytime i close my eyes I have a flashback to the programme.
Like I said, it wasnt the easiest thing to watch, and in fact, I couldnt watch the last 10 minutes.
As a vegan, do you tend to watch these types of programmes or avoid them altogether?
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