Whoa..you can choose to not wear fur or leather, or not to eat meat, or whatever...that's your choice...but don't justify your choices by repeating ridiculous lies: it is simply not true to claim that animals are "skinned alive" for fur. That is insulting to thousands of Canadian fur farmers and trappers, and, in any case, why on earth would anyone do such a thing. As for the horrific video that activist groups circulate on the internet, check this out and then let's discuss it again: http://www.truthaboutfur.com/blog/5-reasons-animals-are-not-skinned-alive/