Jax, I don't wear fur, and have been anti-fur since I was little, but I do eat meat, and I'll wear leather (because the cow gets eaten; it's not just killed for its skin). I do feel a bit like a hypocrite, but not because I think you can't be anti-fur while still being ok with meat and leather, but because I love animals, HATE for them to suffer, and I don't specifically buy cruelty-free products.

I am not up-to-date on animal rights and welfare issues, which I would like to be, but I care about so many issues, it's hard to keep up. I realize I may be wrong in that perhaps there are times when cows and other animals used for leather are killed solely for their skins. I don't believe animals should be killed or harmed for our vanity. Meat is arguably a necessity. Some will say it is, some will say it isn't. The point is, nutrition is necessary, being in fashion is not. We no longer need furs to keep warm.

What I'm NOT hypocritical about, but some people think I am, is that, despite eating meat, I hate killing. I've gotten into arguments with people who think that I have to enjoy the killing (I don't do it myself, but they think I should understand a hunter's joy of killing) in order to enjoy the meat. I might enjoy the results of plastic surgery, too, but that doesn't mean I have to enjoy the pain. I think it's pretty simple, and don't really care if others don't get it, but I can enjoy food without enjoying the process that went into making or obtaining it.