I'm not sure that's an accurate comparison. I think rather, the decision to buy a puppy from a puppy mill would be the issue. And that is a decision made a lot of times out of lack of knowledge on who to buy from, etc. So yes, there should be laws forbidding that because most buyers (until they find sites like these that shed some light on the subject) don't know any better...all they see are cute puppies to buy in pictures!
also, using such harshly opinionated words as disgusting, etc. - is in an indirect way casting the same feelings on a person as throwing paint on them. i don't really think it's fair to judge any one else - period. of course you are entitled to your opinion - but i always fall back on every mother's favorite adage, "if you don't have anything nice to say..." i'm sure yall know where that's going
and trust me, you never really learn the humility behind that until you make that mistake! rather than judge someone for what they are doing, try to see things from their point of view - take a walk in their shoes...or just move on.
I stand with fur wearing to be a personal decision - one in which the government or laws really have no place. Like the others before have posted - yes, I eat meat, wear leather, and take medicine. I know you are probably wondering what that last one has to do with anything, but a lot of people don't realize medicines and treatments don't just happen, they aren't just discovered (with the exception of penicillin!). Everyone wishes for the cure for cancer - how do you think we are looking for it???
I have spent most of my summers, and working years before going back to school in a cancer research lab. And as unpleasant as it is, most of the research is done on mice and rats. I'm sure some of yall are probably horrified at the idea that I would/could agree with this, but honestly, given the choice between injecting cancer into a mouse and figuring out the most effective treatment, or telling parents their child has cancer, and will die because we haven't looked for a curative medicine - I think the decision is clear. Same for any of our dogs - big or small - god forbid anything should happen - i'm not going to deny treatment because of the history behind it - especially knowing the millions it has and will cure.
my point is - leave it to the individual in whether they want to wear something or not, or eat a certain way (as long as it's not clotting arteries!) - or live a certain lifestyle...that's the beauty of democracy- we have that choice.