did you know that wearing your fur coat could actually be good for the
could actually be good for the
could actually be good for the environment hi I’m Lisa sim for
environment hi I’m Lisa sim for
environment hi I’m Lisa sim for watchmojo.com and today we’re gonna be
watchmojo.com and today we’re gonna be
watchmojo.com and today we’re gonna be talking about how wearing fur can
talking about how wearing fur can
talking about how wearing fur can actually be green what do you mean by
actually be green what do you mean by
actually be green what do you mean by saying fur is green some of the activist
saying fur is green some of the activist
saying fur is green some of the activist groups today are saying we don’t need
groups today are saying we don’t need
groups today are saying we don’t need fur we have all these great synthetics
fur we have all these great synthetics
fur we have all these great synthetics and we’re certainly not against
and we’re certainly not against
and we’re certainly not against synthetics but most synthetics are made
synthetics but most synthetics are made
synthetics but most synthetics are made from petrochemicals they are
from petrochemicals they are
from petrochemicals they are non-renewable resources there’s
non-renewable resources there’s
non-renewable resources there’s pollution problems and so on so you know
pollution problems and so on so you know
pollution problems and so on so you know fur really has a role to play it’s been
fur really has a role to play it’s been
fur really has a role to play it’s been around a long time it’s proven it has a
around a long time it’s proven it has a
around a long time it’s proven it has a track record here we are you know 400
track record here we are you know 400
track record here we are you know 400 years after the commercial fur trade
years after the commercial fur trade
years after the commercial fur trade started in Canada the way ologist tell
started in Canada the way ologist tell
started in Canada the way ologist tell us that the beaver are as abundant as
us that the beaver are as abundant as
us that the beaver are as abundant as they were when Europeans first came
they were when Europeans first came
they were when Europeans first came that’s quite an environmental success
that’s quite an environmental success
that’s quite an environmental success story what do you have to say to people
story what do you have to say to people
story what do you have to say to people who believe that fur is unethical we
who believe that fur is unethical we
who believe that fur is unethical we shouldn’t kill animal for frivolous
shouldn’t kill animal for frivolous
shouldn’t kill animal for frivolous purposes and some activists say oh fur
purposes and some activists say oh fur
purposes and some activists say oh fur coat is a frivolous purpose but we do
coat is a frivolous purpose but we do
coat is a frivolous purpose but we do have to wear something we do wear
have to wear something we do wear
have to wear something we do wear clothing we do wear winter clothing when
clothing we do wear winter clothing when
clothing we do wear winter clothing when you think of her as being a natural
you think of her as being a natural
you think of her as being a natural product such a long-lasting product that
product such a long-lasting product that
product such a long-lasting product that we can remodel in and restyle it it can
we can remodel in and restyle it it can
we can remodel in and restyle it it can be passed down or more in vintage you
be passed down or more in vintage you
be passed down or more in vintage you know hits anything but frivolous and we
know hits anything but frivolous and we
know hits anything but frivolous and we should remember the other side it’s not
should remember the other side it’s not
should remember the other side it’s not at all frivolous for the people who live
at all frivolous for the people who live
at all frivolous for the people who live on the land you know we have three
on the land you know we have three
on the land you know we have three hunters and trappers and members of our
hunters and trappers and members of our
hunters and trappers and members of our fur Council like the curry of James Bay
fur Council like the curry of James Bay
fur Council like the curry of James Bay in northern Quebec and Ontario they eat
in northern Quebec and Ontario they eat
in northern Quebec and Ontario they eat beaver and muskrat they hunt them for
beaver and muskrat they hunt them for
beaver and muskrat they hunt them for food they don’t have cows up there when
food they don’t have cows up there when
food they don’t have cows up there when they’ve eaten the meat should they throw
they’ve eaten the meat should they throw
they’ve eaten the meat should they throw the fur away or does it make sense as a
the fur away or does it make sense as a
the fur away or does it make sense as a respectful for us to use it so that’s
respectful for us to use it so that’s
respectful for us to use it so that’s not frivolous the fur trade accounts for
not frivolous the fur trade accounts for
not frivolous the fur trade accounts for a what percentage of animals that are
a what percentage of animals that are
a what percentage of animals that are killed every year in North America you
killed every year in North America you
killed every year in North America you have maybe 5 million mink produced a
have maybe 5 million mink produced a
have maybe 5 million mink produced a year and Walter you have maybe 3 4
year and Walter you have maybe 3 4
year and Walter you have maybe 3 4 million wild animals
million wild animals
million wild animals compare that to food Adam
compare that to food Adam
compare that to food Adam we have 800 million almost a billion
we have 800 million almost a billion
we have 800 million almost a billion cows a year for food we have three to
cows a year for food we have three to
cows a year for food we have three to four billion chickens a year we have
four billion chickens a year we have
four billion chickens a year we have pigs and sheep and goats turkeys all
pigs and sheep and goats turkeys all
pigs and sheep and goats turkeys all these animal we’re talking about
these animal we’re talking about
these animal we’re talking about billions we added together the fur trade
billions we added together the fur trade
billions we added together the fur trade itself represents maybe a quarter of one
itself represents maybe a quarter of one
itself represents maybe a quarter of one percent of the animals that are being
percent of the animals that are being
percent of the animals that are being used in society but important is to
used in society but important is to
used in society but important is to realize that they’re being used
realize that they’re being used
realize that they’re being used responsibly if the animals welfare
responsibly if the animals welfare
responsibly if the animals welfare taking a consideration do they suffer
taking a consideration do they suffer
taking a consideration do they suffer the Canadian government and their trade
the Canadian government and their trade
the Canadian government and their trade have you know invested over 20 million
have you know invested over 20 million
have you know invested over 20 million dollars in the last years to have the
dollars in the last years to have the
dollars in the last years to have the world’s leading trap research program
world’s leading trap research program
world’s leading trap research program which means devising new traps and
which means devising new traps and
which means devising new traps and testing them so that the animals die
testing them so that the animals die
testing them so that the animals die quickly and humanely and that is led to
quickly and humanely and that is led to
quickly and humanely and that is led to the development of the agreement on
the development of the agreement on
the development of the agreement on international humane trapping standards
international humane trapping standards
international humane trapping standards you start an initiative and a website
you start an initiative and a website
you start an initiative and a website called fur is Green Comm can you tell us
called fur is Green Comm can you tell us
called fur is Green Comm can you tell us about that there seems to be that people
about that there seems to be that people
about that there seems to be that people are ready to hear another side of the
are ready to hear another side of the
are ready to hear another side of the story and although the trade it’s so
story and although the trade it’s so
story and although the trade it’s so hard as antal it’s really a craft a
hard as antal it’s really a craft a
hard as antal it’s really a craft a handicraft game heritage industry and
handicraft game heritage industry and
handicraft game heritage industry and that’s why we haven’t heard the other
that’s why we haven’t heard the other
that’s why we haven’t heard the other side when you attack a big modern
side when you attack a big modern
side when you attack a big modern industry they give it a some PR
industry they give it a some PR
industry they give it a some PR department and you’ll hear the answer
department and you’ll hear the answer
department and you’ll hear the answer the reason you haven’t heard the other
the reason you haven’t heard the other
the reason you haven’t heard the other side of the first story before is
side of the first story before is
side of the first story before is because who is the fur trade gets
because who is the fur trade gets
because who is the fur trade gets perhaps people they’re not communicators
perhaps people they’re not communicators
perhaps people they’re not communicators it’s trappers out in the bush it’s
it’s trappers out in the bush it’s
it’s trappers out in the bush it’s farmers family farms everything around
farmers family farms everything around
farmers family farms everything around us does come from the land does come
us does come from the land does come
us does come from the land does come from the earth does come from people who
from the earth does come from people who
from the earth does come from people who got their hands dirty
got their hands dirty
got their hands dirty you know Lumberjacks are miners or
you know Lumberjacks are miners or
you know Lumberjacks are miners or cattle men all these people that are
cattle men all these people that are
cattle men all these people that are being attacked by these protest
being attacked by these protest
being attacked by these protest campaigns are the people that feed us
campaigns are the people that feed us
campaigns are the people that feed us and clothe us and there’s something
and clothe us and there’s something
and clothe us and there’s something bizarre that we we’ve had the privilege
bizarre that we we’ve had the privilege
bizarre that we we’ve had the privilege that the people on the land have done
that the people on the land have done
that the people on the land have done such a good job of becoming productive
such a good job of becoming productive
such a good job of becoming productive that most of us can live in the city and
that most of us can live in the city and
that most of us can live in the city and have nice clean fingernails and talk
have nice clean fingernails and talk
have nice clean fingernails and talk about stuff and call that working that
about stuff and call that working that
about stuff and call that working that what do we do with that freedom that’s
what do we do with that freedom that’s
what do we do with that freedom that’s amazing for the first time in human
amazing for the first time in human
amazing for the first time in human history we turn on the people on the
history we turn on the people on the
history we turn on the people on the land as if there was something wrong
land as if there was something wrong
land as if there was something wrong with them and I think that’s something
with them and I think that’s something
with them and I think that’s something we have to
we have to
we have to it’s bizarre cultural arrogance I think
it’s bizarre cultural arrogance I think
it’s bizarre cultural arrogance I think it’s time we turned that around just as
it’s time we turned that around just as
it’s time we turned that around just as a question of social justice and also to
a question of social justice and also to
a question of social justice and also to realize you can wear fur and enjoy it
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