grendel64
Well-Known Member
Well be careful what you wish for. I posted the other day that I thought some furs would be a cool accent on this build. Yesterday while speaking to my neighbor, the subject of animal skins came up, and a while later he showed up at my door with a bin full of pelts! He said they were old and no good for sale, so I could use what I wanted...Here's what he left with me:
That's a wolf, two fox, and an otter skin.
My conundrum being this...do I use them?
I am by nature an animal lover...I am having some ethical issues with using these based on the fact that they were trapped (some 20 yrs ago mind you) in leg hold traps or snares.
On the other hand, as they were basically just sitting in a plastic bin all this time, I don't feel like I would be "contributing" to trapping by using them , unlike if I were to purchase hides, which might encourage the trapper to go out and trap more.
Get over it?
Fake fur instead?
The final decision would be my own but I'm curious as to what others think about this....
Mike
That's a wolf, two fox, and an otter skin.
My conundrum being this...do I use them?
I am by nature an animal lover...I am having some ethical issues with using these based on the fact that they were trapped (some 20 yrs ago mind you) in leg hold traps or snares.
On the other hand, as they were basically just sitting in a plastic bin all this time, I don't feel like I would be "contributing" to trapping by using them , unlike if I were to purchase hides, which might encourage the trapper to go out and trap more.
Get over it?
Fake fur instead?
The final decision would be my own but I'm curious as to what others think about this....
Mike