In reply to Sarah G: Irony noted but yes, I think you are right - certainly round here.
A major part of conservation in NZ is killing things. Shooting wildlife, running it over, trapping, poisoning and killing on an industrial scale. Cats, weasels, stoats, possums, pigs, deer, rats, mice - insert "only good x is a dead x" comment to taste. Only by wholesale slaughter do we make a dent in the alien species and stop the native birds from being wiped out.
If TNF started trimming their hoods with hunted NZ possum fur we'd be cock-a-hoop*. I'm uncertain as to the sustainability of supply for better furs, but the UK countryside would do well to have less mink/sable running around for starters. A sensible debate to have, I think.
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