Tuesday, December 15th , 2015. A company in Boston, proposes to make clothing with animal skins wastage accidents and not sacrifice them for that purpose. Paquin, the owner of Petite Mort Furs, a company with two years of operation; It has made hats, bags and neck and leg warmers based on what she calls accidental skin. This company aims to revolutionize the industry of clothing, providing clothing and accessories made from dead animals accidentally routes and roads.
Each piece comes with a personal note explaining where and when the animal was found, in order to provide the fur industry an alternative to hunting wild game and fur production in large-scale farms.
Leather production in North America is highly regulated, with guidelines established for many years. The director of an association of the fur industry, Fur Information Council of America, United States; He said his own group is considered ethically responsible to the environment in the management of the skins in the country. While the owner of the company said that if all the skin of injured animals is collected, will never have to kill another animal.
Kaplan, director of the Fur Information Council of America; It considers that the populations of all species currently used by the industry, are as abundant as they were a century ago. Meanwhile, organizations that defend the rights of animals, have mixed feelings about the skin of dead animals in accidents; noting that it is in bad taste. Others believe that there will never be an excuse to wear fur, so it is best to use a piece of a dead fortuitously and not a farm for furrier’s animal.
At animal advocates worry that keep alive an industry that have tried to defeat decades, which has fought against suffering and exploitation of animals. They see a company that promotes the use of real fur, a form as acceptable and fashionable; You could create more demand for furs from all sources, giving those who like to dress all skin types a shield of legitimate criticism.
The value of these products is that they are handmade, locally made and long durability. Undoubtedly, this is a sustainable business. A local resident of San Francisco, bought in Petit Mort heater fox fur collar and said she was surprised by the criticism that make animal advocates
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