HOW FURS ARE MADE

"From beginning to end - from trapper or rancher to pelting and
careful preparation of skins for the 'dressers', to matching,
cutting, 'blocking' (wetting and stretching the skins to a
pattern) and sewing - a great deal of skilled labor goes into the
production of a fur coat, which is why they are so expensive.

The point of mentioning these processes is to emphasize that
furs, for which animals have died, are treated with skill,
consideration and craftsmanship - in brief, with respect.

The death of animals is not treated lightly, nor are their
'gifts' abused, as animal-rights groups would have us believe. On
the contrary, the experience, skills and traditions of cultures
as diverse as those of Cree hunters and Kastorian furriers come
together to produce, with these furs, some of the most meticulous
craftsmanship to be found in clothing today." [p.165]

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Alan Herscovici. 1985. "Second Nature: The Animal Rights
Controversy". Stoddart Publishing, Toronto.