Fur Throws
Fur throw rugs are among the softest rugs there is. The most
common seen on television is the fur of a bear. The rug has the
size to be a rug and also has the texture to be soft to the
bare feet and comfortable to lie on. Unique in their own way,
fur rugs can be almost as expensive as afghan rugs.
Fur rugs are most appealing when used in log cabins, for
they have a connection to the wildlife and add to the
surrounding atmosphere that you are free from the conforms of
society and city-life. The animals that “donate” their fur for
the purpose of rugs are mostly seen as trophies to experienced
hunters and taxidermists. It is often a prize to shoot a 900
lb. Bear and live to tell the tale, for it is not the bear that
you have to worry about, but you do have to worry about dying
trying to haul the bear out of the woods.
The history of throw rugs is unique in its own way. When
people first colonized, they used fur as clothing and a source
of heat preservation. They would also have wanted a way to keep
their feet warm when they wanted to go barefoot in the inside
of their homes. Thus, people started using the fur of animals
as rugs.
This was before the time of mass production and
industrialization, so there was no other means to make a rug
unless you had the skill to knit/sew/stitch it with your own
hands. Because most men were require to hunt while women made
clothes and such by knitting, men living alone would often
improvise and use the fur as an alternative to making their own
rugs by and when they had neither the time nor the skill to do
so.
Many protestors have argued that killing an animal to use
its fur for that purpose is inhumane. It is the cause of
needless torture on another soul and it should be stopped.
Though many people agree, companies still use animals for the
purpose of fur for coats, shoes, scale-produced legs, and many
other needless forms of apparel that only constitute fashion
and nothing more. Through the arguments that these protestors
have produced, laws have been made to limit the production of
skins, but the banning of animals for fur has not been enforced
into law.
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