Posted February 25, 2009 by Rachelle Owen
Yes! The final 4 episodes of the greatest show in the history of the universe, Battlestar Galactica, are finally underway and I am so beyond excited. Anyone who knows me is well aware that if they call me during the show, I won’t answer—I’m that addicted.
Needless to say words can’t express how thrilled I was when the beautiful and amazing Jamie Bamber (a.k.a. Lee “Apollo” Adama) agreed to speak up for Canadian black bears by posing au naturel for peta2′s first “Bare Skin, Not Bear Skin” ad. Oh, Jamie. Just look at that gorgeous ad!
“Animals just represent a very easy target, I think. I think we’ve abused them for far too long, and we should just be responsible in terms of the way we cohabit. I just don’t understand how, as humans, we haven’t quite bridged that understanding. How we’ve got this inflated idea of our own superiority.”
Hunters leave food at “bait spots” to attract hungry bears, who are then shot, often in front of their cubs, when they come to eat. The bears are sometimes shot several times, and many escape wounded only to die later from blood loss, infection, or starvation. Since the cubs are dependent on their mothers for food whole families are often wiped out.
It can take an entire bear’s hide to make just one cap, and Jamie agrees with peta2 and compassionate people worldwide that fake fur is the way to go and that bear-baiting should be stopped. “The obvious alternative is to make caps out of faux fur. You know, use synthetic materials to avoid killing a beautiful animal. They’re not to keep warm. It’s not particularly freezing outside Buckingham Palace. You could wear something else. And you could certainly wear faux fur.”
Check out what else Jamie had to say about the way animals should be treated and enter to win a season of Battlestar Galactica on DVD by commenting below about what you think of fur.
Tell us what you think of fur by commenting below by March 16, 2009 and one lucky person will win a season of Battlestar Galactica on DVD. If you’re the winner we’ll notify you by March 23, 2009.
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Oh, and remember, don’t bother to call me for the next few weeks from 10 – 11 pm on Friday nights because I’ve got a date with Mr. Bamber and the rest of the Galactica crew.
peta2 Street Team Coordinator + lover of vegan food, cats, animal rights, Dawson's Creek, and Harry Potter.
Hello! My name is Nina, and I am a musician-in-training, and I play 7 instruments. I am a liberal, an LGBT activist, avid reader, composer, singer, and poi spinner. I am vegan, and a strong supporter of animal rights.
Born and raised in Mexico. I love vegan food and animals!
I was born in Canada and love peta2. I table every month and meet new people:older and younger. I love music and play the recorder. I'm a 6 year spelling bee champion. Again I love peta2!
I have always lived in Los Angeles but my family and I went to Mexico for my parents wedding. So we came back to LA. I don't like LA but were here already what can I do unless I move out and find my own housing. I have always liked animals and it was til I was like about 14 when I learned about tests they do on animals and I began to explore animal cruelty because I was interested it in it. I have watched videos that just broke my heart so that's why today I'm doing all I can to not buy anything that has harmed an animal and I'm vegetarian .
I'm tall, I love sewing, fashion and the environment, also I'm vegetarian (wannabe vegan.) Obviously, I love animals! :)
xox
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Battlestar Galactica’s Jamie Bamber on Bearskins
Link for the vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSuzXOsKW-s
1248 days ago
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I am against people wearing fur. Absolutely.
1556 days ago
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I like fur on animals much better than people!
1556 days ago
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I would never wear anything that is fur in my life. I think it is wrong to wear something that was made due to an innocent animal being killed. This is a great giveaway and I really hope I win as I love Battlestar Galactica. Thanks.
1556 days ago
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I admire the fur on animals; it’s beautiful and very esthetically pleasing. Thanks, Peta, for the inFURmation. [groan]
1556 days ago
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BSG is by far the greatest television series to be produced in my short lifetime. Also, yay animals.
1556 days ago
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The road kill look is not flattering.
1556 days ago
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I LOVE BSG!!!
And I think that fur should never be worn, except for by the animal it belongs to.
Go jamie!
1556 days ago
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They don’t wear fur on Battlestar Galactica!
1556 days ago
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Please enter me into the contest.
1556 days ago
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I hate it and of course would never wear it
1556 days ago
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I only love the fur on Alec Baldwin!
1556 days ago
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Why would anyone want to hurt an animal? Lets protect them and their coats!
1556 days ago
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a fur coat looks better on a rabbit then on a hat!
1556 days ago
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I Love Battelstar Galactica.
1556 days ago
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Fur is mot for me. It looks better on animals. If the man or woman wanted us to wear fur he would have given it to us.
1557 days ago
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I’d love to win and fur was meant for the animals that were born with it.
1557 days ago
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I think that animals should not be killed specifically for their skin (except for natives that basically have no choice – inuit, aboriginie, etc.) But, I think that if an animal is bred to be food, then there is nothing wrong with not wasting the ‘non-edible’ parts and making shoes, belts, coats, etc. My opinion.
1557 days ago
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Fur was made for animals,not people!
1557 days ago
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54 years young , and like to get prizzies
1557 days ago
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Fur should stay on animals. Imitation is ok
1557 days ago
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Nice prize, please enter me.
1557 days ago
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Fur sucks…unless it’s on a live animal, of course.
1557 days ago
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Fur is great- on the animals.
1557 days ago
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Battlestar fan
1557 days ago
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FOOLISH
USELESS
ROTTEN
1557 days ago
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Fur is only beautiful on live animals!
1557 days ago
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I don’t wear fur Never Have and Never Will
1557 days ago
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There is no need to wear fur in a society where other materials for clothing are completely accessible.
1557 days ago
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I think fur on an animal should be treated like human hair. I mean, do you see animals killing humans and stealing their “fur”!?
1557 days ago
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Animal furs were necessary for cave dwellers, but nowadays, we have heated homes/cars/buildings, as well as coats made of synthetic materials. Skinning an animal of its fur is cruel and wasteful- since only the fur is used and not the entire animal, not to mention the methods of killing the animal to which the fur belongs. People extavagant enough to wear furs shouldn’t be crucified, but they need information about the way their furs were produced.
1557 days ago
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Fur belongs on the animal it was born on.
1557 days ago
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good contest
1557 days ago
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Let the animals keep their fur!
1557 days ago
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People who wear fur coats are- self absorbed idiots.
1557 days ago
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Apollo *sigh*
1558 days ago
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Fur belongs on animals only; definitely not on humans!
Thanks for the ‘awesome’ giveaway offering!
Good luck to all!
leandrew_taylor@yahoo.com
1558 days ago
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I’m proudly fur-free. Especially in this age of quality synthetic materials, it’s baffling to me that fur is still used to make clothing. There’s just absolutely no need for such pointless cruelty.
eeohlin at gmail dot com
1558 days ago
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Fur Is Better On Animals Not Humans
1558 days ago
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Fur belongs on animals.
I also love Battlestar Galactica. Adama is one hot guy. Love the poster.
Cheers
1559 days ago
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Fur … on animals … only on animals.
1559 days ago
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I like my cat to keep his fur, thank you very much, and the same goes for wolves, bears, beavers, and all the other fur-hunted animals.
Go fake or go home!
Thanks for the BSG DVD contest.
1560 days ago
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I definitely don’t personally believe fur should be worn. Thanks for the giveaway.
1560 days ago
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Fur is wonderful, can be soft-or kinda scratchy, comes with stripes-or comes with none, but fur doesn’t belong on humans, it belongs to the animals it came from!
1560 days ago
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he’s terrific, i couldn’t put it any better myself
1560 days ago
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Fur is great on the original owner.
1560 days ago
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love the show, fur belongs on animals, not humans
1562 days ago
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love fur on my pets only!!
1562 days ago
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I love petting my cats furry little head. I’m glad nobody’s trying to make a hat out of her.
1562 days ago
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he’s gorgeous
1562 days ago
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thanks
1562 days ago
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Fur belongs on my dog, not me. Please accept my entry. Thank you.
1562 days ago
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I’m a fan of fur, only if it’s on my pets
1563 days ago
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In this day and age there is no valid reason to kill an animal for a coat, hat or any other decorative wear. It’s really disgusting.
1563 days ago
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I think it’s funny that we as humans feel like we have the power to say what keeps the fur and what doesn’t. We really have no power over it but we think that we are the dominate species and that’s not always correct. I don’t believe we were put on this earth to skin animals, if we were, then we would have been born with scalding knives.
1563 days ago
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Humans evolved to have hair on their heads, and bears evolved to have fur on their backs; someone, somewhere, got their facts wrong as bears are now bare and humans strut about with fur on their heads, looking nothing as regal as the hide’s original owners.
What a fantastic way to turn heads, and hopefully, to also rid them of hideous fur caps: many thanks to Jamie Bamber!
1563 days ago
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I think furs are stupid. just wear a hoodie people!!
good thing it was him bare and not a bare bear :O
and that guy is very VERY hot
xoxo
1563 days ago
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As a Battlestar fan and vegetarian, I’d like to say:
YuM! Can I wear him as a coat?!
1564 days ago
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I just think that it’s so unnecessary to kill animals for clothes. Such a waste!
1565 days ago
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I think the only place for fur is on an animal’s body.
1566 days ago
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Ethical treatment of animals now!
1566 days ago
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Count me in
1566 days ago
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Fur is murder.
Fur is the screaming of animals, the sound that their cages make when they are trying to escape but can’t. Fur is the blood animals shed, it’s the crying of a mother when her baby animal is taken away from her to become fur.
Again, fur is murder. It doesn’t matter how you wear it, with what you wear it, or when you wear it…that fur will still be murder.
1567 days ago
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OMG what a nice picture of Mr. Bamber.
Oh I’m supposed to comment on fur. Sorry got disctracted with that wonderful pic.
Fur belongs on animals, not on people.
1569 days ago
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The only “fur” I have is on the bread in my refrigerator
1569 days ago
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Fur is beyond disgusting!
Btw, nice eye-candy advert!
1569 days ago
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fur is overrated
1570 days ago
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Keep the fur where it belongs.. on the animals! There should be laws against humans wearing fur!
1570 days ago
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He is unbelievable, good looking and with principles. Sign me up.
1570 days ago
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My boys would love it.
1570 days ago
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Love BG – and am so glad that Jamie is working to stop people from wearing fur
1570 days ago
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I love fur on animals not on clothing
1570 days ago
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Keep the fur on animals, they need it more then we do!
1571 days ago
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Fur is murder. Furder. We as humans should be smart enough to not kill for food when we don’t have to. If you really honestly care about my opinion, myspace me.
http://www.myspace.com/robotoh
1571 days ago
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Keep the fur on the animals where it belongs.
1571 days ago
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Fur belongs only on animals!!
1571 days ago
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Fur should be only worn by animals ! my Cat & Dog look really great wearing it
1571 days ago
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fur is sick its dead skin-gross. bsg is way better than fur!
1571 days ago
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Once upon a time, primitive man needed the fur of animals to survive the bitter cold. But those days are long gone. It saddens me to see such beautiful creatures killed for no reason. Kudos to Jamie Bamber for speaking out. Thank you for the chance to win.
1572 days ago
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I love you Jamie Bamber
1572 days ago
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puppy fur is the best on the puppy.
1572 days ago
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I think this is amazing even though I don’t watch that show at all. He IS good looking and he is right.
Poor BearsI think this is amazing even though I don’t watch that show at all. He IS good looking and he is right.
Poor Bears<3
1573 days ago
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Battlestar rocks
1573 days ago
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Fur is fine. In fact, it’s divine,
On the bums, paws, and snouts,
Of those feline, vulpine,
And all furried friends in-between-ine.
Keep it there, you’ve got your own hair,
Give a crap, have a care,
Leave the fur to the furry and don’t be a square.
Oh and… Battlestar is the rock in my roll, wing beneath my wings, moon in my solar eclipse!
1573 days ago
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Fur is great..on my cat.
1574 days ago
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Fur looks good on them–he’s good looking
1574 days ago
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Less fur is good. Less naked posters? Better!
1574 days ago
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u dont see animals wearing our skin…..
1574 days ago
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if u’ve fur, would u like some1 to wear u?
1574 days ago
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No fur for me please!
1574 days ago
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they have the fur for a reason, leave it there
1574 days ago
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Flo, that’s “Thanking the Monkey” not “Spanking the Monkey!” We are rethinking the way we treat animals — no more spanking.
Big thanks, however, for noting the section on questionable faux fur in my book.
1574 days ago
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I love Battlestar Galactica and Im so glad that Jamie Bamer finally did something this amazing!
I always avoid any fur, faux or not. Its tacky. Fur is for live, beautiful animals and should only be on them. ONLY. Anything else, and people start looking really, really stupid.
1574 days ago
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I don’t approve of real fur for people, too many other means of staying warm.
1574 days ago
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i want to win
1574 days ago
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I had no idea they used real fur. How cruel and 19th century of them. Glad to see Jamie speak up against it. I love BSG.
1574 days ago
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Fur looks great….on the animal it belongs to
1574 days ago
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Animals have the right to keep their fur for themselves and ONLY for themselves. People have no right to torture the innocent.
1574 days ago
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Fur belongs on the animals
1574 days ago
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Fur should be obselete considering all the more efficient materials we have to make clothing from, the only reason to wear it is to somehow make yourself feel like the “superior” species, and if you need fur to feel that way I feel sorry for you
1574 days ago
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I prefer his bare skin over him wearing bear skin anyday!
1574 days ago
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THANKS
1574 days ago
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Fur belongs on the animal that is born with it.
1574 days ago
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bear the thought
1574 days ago
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I don’t like using fur in clothing, but understand that it’s okay when you’re living in Alaska or Russia and it’s a part of the culture.
1575 days ago
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Looove the accent!
1575 days ago
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I think fur is for ugly old cruella’s who smell like too much perfume!
1575 days ago
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Fur belongs on the animal that grew it
1575 days ago
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Fur is fabulous on animals–but a flop as clothing material!
1575 days ago
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I love my furry dogs,but they wouldn;t make good coats.
1575 days ago
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Fur belongs on animals, not humans!
1575 days ago
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Why doesnt the prize comes with a poster of Jamie? Someone save me!
1575 days ago
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What do I think of fur? Fur belongs to the animal to which it’s attached. Simple as that.
And, um, any chance I can get Jamie instead of the DVDs? I’ll let him keep his fur, promise.
1575 days ago
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I think fur is horrid and wrong to wear/use. It is a painful process for animals, and so bad to see someone supporting the fur industry, it’s just plain wrong!
1575 days ago
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I hate fur products!
1575 days ago
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Pets give back way more love than they cost in expenses.
1575 days ago
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love this.
1575 days ago
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fur is fine…on animal
1575 days ago
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love fur and love to cuddle and feel fur but only on the animals
1575 days ago
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Oh-mi-gosh hes beautiful.:D
1575 days ago
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i love my girl’s fur
1575 days ago
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Please enter me
1575 days ago
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Battlestar rocks!
1575 days ago
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Killing any animal for any reason is wrong, but to actually wear animal fur is completely barbaric and killing for fun is even more barbaric, cruel and unhuman.
1575 days ago
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Great prize!
1575 days ago
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i love stroking fur namely on my cat and dog
1575 days ago
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Fur should only be seen on animals.
1575 days ago
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We all know that wearing fur is barbaric from a moral point-of-view, but to be perfectly honest, it is also just plain awful to look at in just the fashion sense. What are those fur-wearing people thinking? The caveman/cavewoman look is soooo passe’, people.
Alicia Webster
5webs@comcast.net
1575 days ago
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Fur is essentially an animal’s hair — and it belongs to them not us! We shouldn’t be skinning animals any more than we’d like to be skinned alive ourselves. Killing animals for something that has an equally good manmade solution is senseless. *Thanks* for the giveaway!
1575 days ago
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I love fur but only on live animals!
1575 days ago
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I LOVE accents!!!!
1575 days ago
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First of all, I feel you about Jamie and all things Battlestar Galactica. I am new convert, but I have fallen hard!
Second, fur is beyond cruel. Kudos to Jamie for speaking out. But I’ve heard people ask whether faux fur possibly send the wrong message… Certainly there are other ways to keep warm, and some faux fur indeed still comes from animals (found this out in Karen Dawn’s “Spanking the Money”). But, any progress is good enough for me–I hope they switch to something synthetic!!!
1575 days ago
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Thanks