Comments on: Model mis-behaviour: Naomi Campbell wears real fur again

By: carol

carol — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:51:39 +0000

I am late joining this discussion, but I feel it is important to point out that, here in New Zealand, the “culling” of possum (trichosurus vulpecula) is not humane.

1080 poison drops and gin traps are used to kill possums and rabbits; they are both extremely cruel, causing slow and agonising deaths. Both are indiscriminate killers and other wildlife, as well as the occasional small cat or dog, often become victims.

From January 2011, the use of gin traps without padding will be illegal in NZ. Whether or not this will reduce the amount of suffering is questionable. The animal in the trap will still languish for days and nights in searing heat or biting cold before being ‘collected’; will still attempt to chew off a limb in order to escape the pain and the fear of being vulnerable to predators.

Those who are concerned about the cruelty of fur production should be aware that possum fur products cause agonising deaths, not only to the possum; the number of endangered creatures that are poisoned or die in traps are testament to the fact that possum fur is far from “green”, as is so often claimed by the company selling it.

A birth-control answer to the possum problem is being developed at present and should be ready by 2013. Guess which parties object to this? The ones making money out of our national pest~! Boycott possum fur.

By: Adam Coulter

Adam Coulter — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:52:11 +0000

The most horrific video I’ve ever seen. I’m lost for words. Good for you for getting it up there. God Naomi Campbell is loathsome.

By: Liz

Liz — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:04:08 +0000

It’s definitely a difficult one. As a ‘country girl’ I’ve never seen the harm in using any fur or hide of an animal if it’s a bi-product of the farming industry; whether that be due to food (leather, sheep skin), pest control (fox and rabbit fur) or culling to maintain natural habitats (deer). I’ve always believed that if we have a right to kill animals, then out of respect we should make the best use of the life that we’ve taken, and not just use the bits we want and throw away the rest.
The Peta video I agree is truely terrible and I’ve never been an advocate of breeding animals for fur alone. Can we condem these practices and yet justify our own? Maybe a blanket (‘scuse the pun) ban on all fur is the only way to stmap out these practices. And although I agree that burning all the vintage fur in circulation would be environmentally unsound maybe destroying it and removing it from ‘acceptable fashion’ would prevent the next generation as seeing it as a desirable product?