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Ⅴ Culture

The fake is

more spotted than the real

The Chief executive officer of Gucci, Marco Bizzarri, declared to pursue a ‘Fur free’ policy from
the year 2018. And he added that Gucci joined the Fur Free Alliance. Also, in addition to Gucci,
not only many luxury brands like Tommy Hilfiger, Vivienne Westwood, Giorgio Armani but also
many SPA brands like Forever21, Zara, Topshop, H&M started to pursue a ‘Fur free’ policy. The
kinds of fur they promised not to use are mink, fox, rabbit and raccoon.

Originally, fur was considered a symbol of wealth. And it resulted in increased fur consumption
year by year. According to the International Fur Federation, world mink sales, which were 45 mil-
lion in 1990, doubled to 84 million in 2015. However finally the cruelty of the method of producing
fur came to the surface. In the process of peeling minks and many animals, it is often necessary
to peel them off alive for abundance and softness. On the other hand, it easy to think shearing
wool is not cruel. Unfortunately when the parasite lay eggs on the buttocks, it is called 'mulesing’
to peel off the skin of the buttocks because the quality of hair can be low. Even, To get calfskin,
peeling a calf who was just born or taking out the fetus's from the womb is often done.

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