Cheaper Than Mink Or Sable - Fur Coats Made From Dogs That Were Skinned Alive

The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 12-18-2005 | Katy Duke/Elizabeth Day

[blam]

Ping.

[edpc]

They really smell great when wet.

[martin_fierro]

I've heard of Doggie Style, but this is ridiculous.

[FairOpinion]

Horribly cruelty to dogs and cats ping.

"But despite the seductive appearance, the coat is not mink or sable. Instead, it has been manufactured from dog fur - possibly from an animal that was drugged and skinned alive to preserve the fur's freshness.

Heather Mills-McCartney with a rug made from cats' pelts Similar coats are selling rapidly in fashion boutiques across Europe.

[television is just wrong]

If there is a market it will sell.

I won't buy it, but... some silly person will...

[FairOpinion]

Where is PETA now?

[FairOpinion]

So much for the "moral high ground" of Europe, who gets all upset, when a cruel murderer like Tookie gets executed, but they tolerate the murder of thousands of innocent cats and dogs.

[Fiddlstix]

Just Damn

[afnamvet]

My dog noticed that I was reading this and hurriedly left the room.

[Rebelbase]

So far as cat pelt suppliers go the authorities need look no farther than the local Peking Moon Restaurant.

[DTogo]

How should you compliment the wearer?

"Hey, nice pu...!"

[Fierce Allegiance]

I love the feel of the fur on my dogs ears, but this I couldn't imagine.

[Windcatcher]

"You can find dog fur in shopping centres in Britain labelled as something else. It is a disgusting industry and our advice is simply to avoid all types of fur."

This is reprehensible, but I smell another political agenda coming along for the ride. Expect lots of "dog fur" stories from the PeTA lemmings.

[calex59]

I have two words to convey my feelings about this article: BS. No one skins dogs or any other animal alive. killing an animal would not ruin the freshness of the fur, even if you let the animal hang for a day. As I said, BS.

[saganite]

I think PETA is making money off the pelts they harvest from the cats and dogs they kill.

[Fierce Allegiance]

PUPPIES?

[Thinkin' Gal]

Instead, it has been manufactured from dog fur - possibly from an animal that was drugged and skinned alive to preserve the fur's freshness.

[Porterville]

The savages of Europe strike again. Animals. When will Europe be civilized? When will the European savage be trained? Some say the European savage is not ready for even democracy, so, socialism or dictatorships is the only resolve.

Poor savages.

[Windcatcher]

Good catch. Tanning a skin takes days and pounds of salt (you scrape the skin, stretch it over a board, apply the salt, and let it sit to leech out all the moisture). Guess what? The animal is DEAD during that time. No, really!