What to do with fur coat?
As a vegetarian, I'm displeased that I had inherited a mink coat from my grandmother. I do use leather bags and shoes but when it comes to fur, wearing it and having a vegetarian diet is almost equivalent to practicing yoga and smoking.
Animal cruelty issues aside, this mink in my opinion only looks good on a woman who is rich, dripping with diamonds and has a tall frame (my grandmother was elegantly tall). On my petite frame, it just comes off as ostentatious and vulgar - it's as if I'm trying too hard to be classy.
What do I do with it? I know this deep mahogany mink could be easily resold (it's vintage yet well-maintained) just so I could forget that I had owned fur. The reason why she willed it to me and not to my youngest aunt who wears a lot of fur and exotic leathers is just a mystery. Perhaps I should just give the coat to my aunt?
I would suggest you throw it away. Sorry if it sounds harsh but I'm against fur, just like you. Giving it away only gives the receiver another fur item and it indirectly shows you're allowing fur to go on. If I were to inherit a fur, ivory or whatever item obtained from cruel killings of animals, I would throw it away no matter how sentimental the item is intended to be. The item was willingly given to you so you have the right to do whatever you want with it.
Throwing it away does not mean that you don't love and appreciate your granny. You're just doing a right and ethical act with something that YOU possess now.
Explaining yields for a wall covering project using stingray leather
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