Asia is an enormous continent, where a lot of species live, but many of them are endangered for different reasons.
For example, Bengala tigers. If we travel to Asia to see this animal, perhaps we won't see it, because only 7000 Bengala tigers live in the world, so it is more probable that we can see one at the zoo, and not in their natural habitat.
In the past Bengala tigers were very abundant in the world, but many of them have disappeared because of their continuous hunt. People hunt these animals to trade with their exotic fur or with their meat. But also with their bones because many people attributed medicinal properties.
Nowadays, there exist lows that have banned the hunting of tigers and other species that are killed for their fur. For instance the pangolinos, a little mammal that has a beautiful and strange skin, as an armour, that many designers would like to make their designs, on the other hand there are people who believe that pangolino's meat is an aphrodisiac.
In conclusion, one of the most important causes that make these species and many others get endangered are humans and their beliefs. I think that killing animals to make clothes that we don't need is a real crime. We've got other materials in order to make our clothes, we don't need exotic animals to make them.
In my view I think designers who accept to do their collections with animals fur have to be fined. Everybody knows fashion is an art, but this doesn't allow it to kill a life. Ok, it's considered elegant and a wealth sign but it's not enough to kill awesome animals just for fun. Everything has limits.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Giorgio. I think if designers want to make clothes using animals fur, they should seek other alternatives such as synthetic fur.
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