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Apparently, Karl made a few short comments about fur, mainly just stating his opinion that "in a meat-eating world, wearing leather for shoes and clothes and even handbags, the discussion of fur is childish." He went on to say that is an industry built around fur in which people "make a living having learnt nothing else than hunting ... killing those beasts who would kill us if they could."

Hmm, that does seem like a pretty archaic way to defend the fur industry, especially for a designer that doesn't personally wear fur. PETA fired back saying that "Karl Lagerfeld is a fashion dinosaur who is as out of step as his furs are out of style." Ouch. They continued, saying:

"the vast majority of fur these days comes not from hunters as he suggests, but from Chinese fur farms, where no law protects the millions of animals who are routinely beaten and skinned alive."

When it comes to endangered animal pelts, there's an obvious environmental connection there, but when it comes to farm raised animals -- is fur an environmental issue? Or just a personal ethics issue? Personally, I think PETA's being a little disingenuous here. If there were animal cruelty laws in place in China, would PETA stop fighting the fur industry? Methinks not.

[via Ecorazzi]