Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle … a fur coat?

By: sam

sam — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:45:33 +0000

oh dear!!! If you are “thinking green” kittykat, what do you think the “green” consequences are of producing all those manmade fibres? Are they biodegradable? Its swings and roundabouts, there is no way we can be 100% eco-friendly. Even if we walk around naked and eat shoots and leaves, we might still tread on an ant!!! But its ok, I suppose we could always give it th “burial it deserves”.

By: sunshinenat

sunshinenat — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:58:06 +0000

Dead animals help living animals: Donated fur coats, hats and trim make cozy nests for rescued wildlife

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2010/02/dead-animals-help-living-animals-donated-fur-coats-hats-and-trim-make-cozy-nests-for-rescued-wildlif.html

By: Polly Anna

Polly Anna — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:08:47 +0000

Sell it on somewhere like eBay (it’s a great place).
I wear vintage furs and leathers. It’s a great way not to support the current trade yet still make use of what’s already out there.

By: sue

sue — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:38:32 +0000

FUR COATS (all kind of furs required) WANTED FOR CHARITY IN MONGOLIA.WILL PAY POSTAGE. THANK YOU.

By: pfk

pfk — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:45:08 +0000

I have to find a home for my mother’s coat (people weren’t aware of the cruelty at the time that she bought it). She is still alive so I don’t feel free to bury or cut it up. I think perhaps to sell one that is in good condition and donate the money would be the best solution. Most people who wear them are pretty unpopular so I don’t think it encourages other people to wear them.

By: addy

addy — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:50:45 +0000

sell it on ebay or craigslist. make sure you say in the descripton how you got it.

By: liivi

liivi — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:34:11 +0000

Now 18. 12 there is -20C cold in Estonia,and nothing is better than good warm fur coat,hat.Mmmmmmm

By: Janis Popova

Janis Popova — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:36:32 +0000

Hi I go to Belarus every year driving down with vitamins and money and warm clothing if anyone has any fur coats or pieces to sew to make things, or glove or hats of fur — I am happy to take a few with us on the next trip. Many people there are well below the poverty line and fairly sick in the group I visit still suffering from the radiation. size doesn’t matter and I can take a few coats maybe up to 6 (space in vehicle) and several pairs of gloves. Please email me if you wish to donate anything and we can arrange it and I can tell you more about the trip.

The coats really are useful in such cold conditions when people often wear them insides due to lack of heating – money and no CH in houses.

Best regards Janis cavendishst2@tiscali.co.uk

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:56:19 +0000

If I had a fur coatthat I no longer wanted to wear, for whatever reason I would cut it up and give it to my dogs to lay on, as they love anything fur-like and would be very happy there.

By: liivi

liivi — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:27:23 +0000

Hi,there in north Europa ,Estonia, people wear fur coats,because its sometimes very cold in winter.Also there is lots of forest and wild animals in it-bears , lynxes,wolfs,foxes,rabbits and so waiter.So its very strange to read all that anti fur staff for me.Natural is the best.
I own by now spotted seal fur coat,bear fur coat and mole fur coat.
My ancestors hunt seals,so i collect seal fur staff.
Also you can sell old fur coats on ebay,as vintage.

By: d burgess

d burgess — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:51:45 +0000

I am the Manager of the British Red Cross Shop in Hungerford. We do accept and sell furs – 2nds only – regardless of the views on the wearing/producing of fur coats – I have never received a new coat – most being a good 20yrs old, the £300-£400 raised on their sales goes directly to helping the many people in desperate crisis.

By: Nadiya

Nadiya — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:20:11 +0000

Hi!
I am looking to buy used, unwanted fur coats at reasonable price for art projects. please email me on ynadiya@hotmail.com

By: Miss rainbow

Miss rainbow — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:46:41 +0000

If your really stuck you could give it to a local fashion and textiles university , its educational to students to copie the fur there fore enhancing the need to re-create rather than use or if your not bothered let them make something for a project or experiment etc.

By: Shorty

Shorty — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:33:20 +0000

Let’s see, it can be made into lots of cat toys. I guess you can stitch two circles together and put some catnip inside and put a string on it? The stuffed animals sound slightly creepy but they’d work. As much as I hate to see it, my mom has this llama skin mat thing that’s like patchwork made into the image of a llama and keeper. If you had different colors then that might work. Anything that could be made or fuzzified is fine. Just as long as it’s not kept as a coat or gloves or anything. The more coats gone the better, it must not be condoned!

By: Shorty

Shorty — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:27:59 +0000

[facepalm] She just *SAID* “Is there anything that can be done with it that won’t promote the future use of fur – but stops this fur being wasted?”, not “I really want to hear a whiny PETA geek yell about something we already KNOW.” A teddy bear is way better than using as intended or burying it or anything nutty like that.

By: kittykat

kittykat — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:46:46 +0000

Kittykat here, again, just in case any of you are curious if I was crazy enough to give any of my coats a funeral and bury them. Yes I did!!!
I have heard of others doing it too (mostly PETA members).
For those of you thinking Green: Fur is BIODEGRADABLE.

By: kittykat

kittykat — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:30:57 +0000

Kittykat ranting and raving again, part two. I did’nt always feel this way. I just very recently disposed of three fur coats I had owned for many years. So before you judge me harshly for being “another one of those PETA terrorist kooks” please just listen to what changed my mind.
Too many people do not know how those animals on fur farms (like minks) are killed. One of the supposedly’”humane” methods is to have a metal rod placed up their butt and then they are electrocuted. This way their fur is’nt messed up. Wow. Also, somehow, some of the animals survive this, so then ,after that, they are skinned while STILL ALIVE! Wow. Well, shortly, of course, the animal will die and then no more pain or suffering for that animal. Good. But here’s what really bothers me, maybe most, about all of this: These deeds are carried out by a human. No NORMAL human who can feel empathy, compassion, or mercy would be capable of such deeds so I believe only true sadists or
sociopaths REAL LIVE MONSTERS do this job. What kind of world do we want to live in? Forget about the animals for just one moment , focus on the humans, and ask yourself this; What the hell have we become?Do you want your children to inherit a world where this behavior is O.K.?

By: kittykat

kittykat — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:00:59 +0000

I belong to PETA and here is what I recommend to anyone looking to recycle or repurpose fur: The animal who LIVED in that fur paid a terrible price just so some IDIOT human could stay warm?! Or make a teddy bear?! DISGUSTING and totally unacceptable! We humans have MANY MANY MANY other options when it comes to staying warm and making toys without MURDERING beautiful defenseless fur bearing animals. Have you people never heard of synthetic high-tech insulation (like Polartek) which is cheap and plentiful? We went to the moon. You know, Space, where it’s fricking COLD! I noticed that the astronauts
did’nt wear fur coats. Hmmm… Earth has an overabundance of human beings, and a disturbing shortage of H U M A N E beings. I believe the only two ethical options for disposing of fur are these: 1) Donate it to programs that use it for orphaned baby animals. 2) Give it a dignified funeral and bury it in a grave as you would a beloved companion animal. We must break this viscious cycle! The bottom line is this; we humans have’nt lived in caves for a loooong time and we do
not need fur any more! When you give fur to another human you are condoning the use of fur by humans. What part of “THIS MUST STOP”
is so confusing? And if you are fixing to profit from fur that you no longer want SHAME SHAME SHAME on you! How do you sleep at night?

By: patti

patti — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:23:20 +0000

Gill,

Here is my email address. pattirio@gmail.com

By: patti

patti — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:18:37 +0000

Hi Gill,

Do you still have fur coats to sell? I have a collection of teddy bears made from them and am always looking for coats I can afford. Please let me know how much you are asking. Thanks,

Patti Rio

By: Catalina Samuels

Catalina Samuels — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:19:47 +0000

I’m going to Poland next winter, where temps can drop as low as -20, with an average daily temp of around -4 degrees. chilly chilly. I’m on the lookout for a coat; i would never normally consider buying a real fur item, but synthetic fur just isntgoing to cut it in that weather. I would greatly appreciate it if someone who is willing to sell/loan a real fur coat could let me know. If preferred i could also see about donating the coat to a local charity when i leave Poland.
Many Thanks

amplifiedretro@hotmail.co.uk

By: liz batrd

liz batrd — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:55:07 +0000

have got a vintage fur coat that belonged to a grandma .. good condition, but of course they dont wear out! live in Cambridge

Interested?

By: helen richards

helen richards — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:24:34 +0000

Hello Philippa,
Are you still offering to take fur coats to Moscow? I have one which I could send. Let me know how it could work.
(I live not too far from London)
HELEN

hc_richards@hotmail.com

By: Phyllis Cholewa

Phyllis Cholewa — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:41:49 +0000

contact me at: jerseyphyllis@cfl.rr.com

By: Phyllis Cholewa

Phyllis Cholewa — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:36:54 +0000

I have a white mink 3/4 length coat from the 50’s. I also have
a mink stole I would like to sell. Do you know of anyone who
might be interested in buying them for use in making teddy bears
or other projects?

My email address:

jerseyphyllis@cfl.rr.com

By: celeste

celeste — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:37:36 +0000

I am interested in buying used fur coats, pieces of stoles, fox mink etc.. at a reasonable price. I have lost my job and looking to create matching hats and scarfs to make extra money. I would appreciate it.
Thank You

By: gill

gill — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:28:19 +0000

I have about 6 coats and would like to sell and/or donate to charity.

By: christine allen

christine allen — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:38:21 +0000

Hi, Suzie, Re sending a fur coat to someone in a cold country. I have a fur coat that was my aunt’s and l would love to give this to someone in a cold country i.e. Russia. Did you find anything out about how to go about doing this. If you did, could you let me know please.

By: jane Melhuish

jane Melhuish — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:44:36 +0000

Dear Sveta,

I have a fur coat to give away . How can I give it to someone in need in a cold country ?I`d love to know.

Thanks,Jane

By: jane Melhuish

jane Melhuish — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:40:42 +0000

I have a good fur coat that I`d love to give to a poor Russian. Please tell me how to get it to you.
Jane