i think eating chinchilla would be a lot like eating squirrel. & ipomoea's right about the nutria action, however, when nutria are trapped/hunted, their meat is harvested (ick, but true) as well as their pelts. nutria fur is a lot like beaver fur and is fabulously dense, but unlike beaver (mink, chinchilla, etc.) nutria fur is very dyeable. some of the most fabulous colored furs are nutria. & they're derned cheap too.
yeah, i know i made some people angry. i'm sorry if i truly offended anyone. i was exposed to both animal rights and the glamour of fur at an early age. my opinions about fur are more than tongue-in-cheek, but i do love my mink stole, mink wrap, & mink-collared coats. dearly. & ipomoea, i've got to disagree with you on fur substitues. ;) faux fur is fun (i have not one, but two "hooker coats"), but there is nothing as warm as mink. (well, down, but i wouldn't be caught dead at a dogfight sporting the northface action.)
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Date: 2003-09-09 09:22 pm (UTC)yeah, i know i made some people angry. i'm sorry if i truly offended anyone. i was exposed to both animal rights and the glamour of fur at an early age. my opinions about fur are more than tongue-in-cheek, but i do love my mink stole, mink wrap, & mink-collared coats. dearly. &
-glamourpuss