To wear or not to wear? An animal lover and a leather jacket...

If all you’re going to think about when wearing this jacket is animal suffering, then pass it along to someone else.
If however, you can get past that, then keep it. The deed has already been done. The animal life is gone, and what remains is usable.

It is already a coat. YOu aren’t saving anythings life by not wearing it. And leather is amazing. And it was super expensive. And it was a gift. I love animals so much too but I also acknowledge that we as humans wouldn’t be here if we didn’t kill and eat and utilize other parts of other living things. I don’t think it’s a big deal, but if you do, go with your gut and give it away. (I’ll take it ;))

Like you wouldn’t wear a REALLY FINE human skin coat if it happened to pass your way…

@deni @SpatzieLover : Thank you both for your responses! This is along the lines of how I was feeling and thinking about it :3

@6rant6 : LOL such a creepy mental image! But I see your point ^.^

I think it was awesome he gave you such a nice coat.
I would wear it with pride.

I love my animals as well. More than people. But this candidate is nice. Keep up the good work!

I would wear the coat. Think of it this way. At least the animal did not die in vain.

Animal activists say that the excuse the animal is already dead is not a good excuse. It only encouraged other people to wear leather, and snowballs into mass killing.

Thank you for all the great responses! I am so happy and will enjoy this coat for a very long time!

@YARNLADY : I agree with you and I am sure that if I wear this coat I will be judged by certain people who do not know me. But I do feel that the decision to wear the coat is within my comfort zone, regardless of what others might think of me. I know who I am :)

Note: I had my old account renamed to HGl3ee, hence why the poster for this question is now HGl3ff :) Thank you Augustlan!

I love animals and I don’t kill spiders either (because I run away screaming, and have someone else go kill the spider), but I would wear leather. But that’s just how I was raised. If you’re not going to cuddle it or eat it..wear it.

“I love animals. They are an important part of my favorite sandwiches.”
—Stephen Colbert

Do you wear leather shoes? A leather belt? You were already thinking of getting a second-hand leather jacket, so why is this particular one a problem? I love animals, too, and I am happy to campaign against their mistreatment. That said, I don’t think that requires me to stop eating meat or stop using animal products so long as I do not support companies that employ cruel practices. This may severely limit my options, but it does not eliminate them.

Your leather coat will not go on the books as a new sale; and with all due respect, I am inclined to think that the leather clothing worn by Emma Watson and Keira Knightly is more likely to inspire others to buy jackets of their own than anything you might wear. Furthermore, the argument mentioned by @YARNLADY rests on what is known as the slippery slope fallacy. The same argument could also be made for really convincing pleather, after all, which rather undermines the argumentative strategy in question.

By the time it is a jacket, the animal in question is already long gone. You can not bring it back.
Sort of like in the grocery store. The paper bag is a tree that got cut down a long time ago. It’s all over at that point.
It is too late for that particular animal. Might as well wear it. If you don’t somebody else will, so it is not as if you can effect the demand for the product.

Are you financially supporting the leather industry? No. Why the fuck not then?
I where previously owned leather and I don’t think twice about it. A brand new jacket though? I don’t know if I could do that.

*wear not where ^ silly silly me.

@SavoirFaire Yes, I agree – but I have seen it advanced to that extent, nothing dead animal or fake dead animal.

@YARNLADY Ah, I see. At least they are consistent in their fallaciousness, I guess.

Wow…leather, down and fur, any antlers too? lol
I agree with the philosophy that the deed has already been done. Whether or not the jacket is worn by you or anyone else the hide cannot be put back on the bull, the down cannot re-feather the geese and the fur cannot be re-furbished.

It’s too late to put the coat back in the animal closet from which it came, so, if you can’t get past your ideals, find someone who will really enjoy it free of neurotic angst. ;-)

Take the jacket and enjoy it, or you can send it to me. Message me for my address.

I am an animal lover and one of my favourite possessions is a leather Harley Davidson jacket that was bought for me as a gift for my 21st birthday five years ago. I am much more comfortable with leather than I am with fur or ivory which is probably hypocritical of me but I can’t be against leather when I eat beef.

As long as you don’t have any moral qualms about accepting such an expensive gift (and your employer doesn’t have any rules prohibiting taking gifts from clients), accept it and enjoy it.

Leather is a wonderful, durable material. It will give you many years of use.
Think of all the Polyesters you’ll save!