… I opted for mink because, as a farmed animal, my conceit was that its treatment could be no worse than other livestock, as those of us who have read Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma or Jonathan Safran Foer’s just-published Eating Animals know. I still feel that way, although no way would I now accept a fur coat. (Just this week, Born Free USA came out with yet another indictment of fur farming practices, in both the U.S. and Canada.) I’m not even keen on down-fill since that, too, is also cruelly obtained. …
My love/hate of fur
Antonia Zerbisias
The Toronto Star