Fur fury

by NYCArthur

The issue of fur is an ever contentious issue and there seems to be no let up in anti fur advertising and protests. CAFT UK, the Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade, will hold their annual anti fur week from the 19^th – 26^th November culminating in a protest march through London. 

Over the past decade fur has become more and more fashionable with celebrities being photographed day after day wearing fur and using it in their personal fashion lines.  

With fake fur goods littering the high street many would think that the popularity of real fur may have diminished and a report by CAFT recently claims that 80% of the population is against the fur trade.

In Angel market, Islington, North London there is a daily market and there is no shortage of real fur to buy. 

There seems to be a divide in opinion over whether people would wear it and traders can only report improved sales in fur. They are very reluctant to talk about the topic , so although the trade of fur is ever present and is in no way hidden it is still an uncomfortable subject.