Fur christ's sakes

Unfortunately, it looks like fur is making a comeback in the fickle, some might say "sick", world of high (some maight say "low") fashion. In Britain, and I'm sure elsewhere, there is, at least, some mainstream resistance, but it seems to be fighting a losing battle.

What is wrong with these fur-wearering people? I mean, the designer Julien MacDonald (any relation to the golden arched burger chain, I wonder?) has made a coat with a row of foxes' heads dangling from it. Either, a) these people just don't care, b) the thought that it's wrong just doesn't enter their dim heads, c) they rationalise it somehow, saying that foxes are pests and need to be killed, or it was dead anyway - was it? or some other twisted reasoning that they convince themselves with, or, worst of all d) they actually like the fact that animals have been so pointlessly killed (it gives them a sense of power). Can anyone explain it? Does anyone know anyone who wears fur? What do they say?

Anyway, if you're outraged by it all, furisdead.com is a good anti-fur site with lots of links and ways to get involved. Although, I guess if we wear leather shoes and are appalled at fur wearers, we're being hypocritical - so check your feet first.