Should animals be treated more humanely? Yes. Do I have a problem with wearing fur, eating meat, etc.? NO
J.Crew makes there clothes in countries where dog & cat are eaten. Hence, using dog & cat fur is seen as the norm. Also, it is cheap for business. If they were using mink, would people cry. Would a thread have been created? (Oh, and BTW, Yes, I am a Republican).
No one complains about the animals used in laboratories to test medicine that will benefit them. How come one animal is cried for and others aren't?
You can't have it both ways. You can't get on your soapbox and cry for the dogs & cats and then wear your leather coat to work. Don't cry for the cat's & dogs and go ooohh and ahhh over Diamonds that some 12 y,o. boy was maimed for because he didn't work fast enough at some mine in Sierra Leone. Don't cry for the cats & dogs and walk by a homeless person and not give them a few dollars. Don't cry for the cats & dogs and go I love that Ivory (whatever) and not shed a tear for the elephants poached in Africa.