Fur In Fashion

In ancient time, human hunted down animals and peeled off their skin or fur to make clothes in order to keep the body warm. As our society developed , maintaining body temperature to survive is no longer the only reason for fur wearing, also for symbolizing a person's social status and fashion (History of Fur in Fashion: Introduction, 2011).This results in the popularity of animal fur in the fashion industry. The large amount of usage of animal fur aroused public's attention to the negative influence of fur wearing. People oppose fur wearing because of the violation of animal rights in the fur industry, the environmental drawbacks and low need for fur wearing.

The main reason for the anti-fur is the violation of animal rights in fur industry.

This caused the large amount of usage of fur in the fashion market in the past. However, as people will not show their social status obviously nowadays, the animal fur is not necessary for serving as a proof of social status anymore (Status Symbols Around the World, n.d.). This descends the necessity of fur wearing. Even though two centuries passed, the fur wearing remains popular in modern society. The animal fur remains famous among fashion design is because of the warmth and durability. Nevertheless, the animal fur is not the only material that can keep human body warm. According to Anne Kellogg, the PETA’s corporate liaison, Kapok and Ingeo are two examples of alternative materials of animal fur(Vegan Activists Advocate Eco-Friendly Alternatives to Fur, Down, n.d.) Furthermore, synthetics like Thinsulate and PrimaLoft, can also help to maintain body temperature under an extremely cold weather. This shows that the animal fur can be replaced by other material and the necessity of fur wearing is

We finally opted for fur-wearing as our essay topic in that this topic has been stirring up much controversy. Before we started writing our group essay, we had worked out 4 main points and their relevant evidence and allocated job duties to each other. I accepted responsibility for introducing the adverse environmental influences resulting from fur-wearing and the rebuttal of other side’s accusation. At first, I had a sense of uneasiness as I was going to be working to a very tight schedule. To my relief, my group mates showed empathy for me after chatting and encouraged me to fight tooth and nail to meet the deadline for work. Influenced by my group mates’ diligence and persistence, I have made up my mind and spared no pains to complete the task. In the course of the work, I have regained confidence in writing and enriched my vocabulary as