Gran's Old Fur Coat

chevalier

Good morning.

We still have Gran's old fur coat, probably bought in the 70s. Does anyone know where I can donate this. I have only been able to find PETA so far. Many thanks

Jac

The_Unready

Just destroy it humanely (I'm assuming it's a 'real' fur coat).

Nobody these days needs to be walking around with a dead animal's pelt on their back.

elsien

The animal is already dead. Destroying it won’t make a difference. And Gran clearly valued it.

This link says to try the British Heart Foundation.
https://goodmakertales.com/what-to-do-with-fur-coats/

MalMonroe

The_Unready said:

Just destroy it humanely (I'm assuming it's a 'real' fur coat).

Nobody these days needs to be walking around with a dead animal's pelt on their back.

That's true but as elsien says above, that animal's already dead and was probably bought in the days of ignorance.

However, many charities will accept them, even PETA and some animal charities. If it can be used for the benefit of neglected animals then that's better than it being disposed of.

MalMonroe

chevalier said:

Good morning.

We still have Gran's old fur coat, probably bought in the 70s. Does anyone know where I can donate this. I have only been able to find PETA so far. Many thanks

Jac

Hi, if you google (I just tried it) something like "who will take an old fur coat" - a lot of links pop up. You can take your pick.

Catsacor

MalMonroe said:

The_Unready said:

Just destroy it humanely (I'm assuming it's a 'real' fur coat).

Nobody these days needs to be walking around with a dead animal's pelt on their back.

That's true but as elsien says above, that animal's already dead and was probably bought in the days of ignorance.

However, many charities will accept them, even PETA and some animal charities. If it can be used for the benefit of neglected animals then that's better than it being disposed of.

It was a totally different era and modern day thinking and the word 'ignorance' shouldn't be applied here without being insulting.

Many people now smoke, they're still living with that same ignorance.

Different time, different lifestyle choices ..... we're all ignorant at some point - the smokers amongst us choose to stay ignorant.

Catsacor

@chevalier research some London based companies that buy old fur coats because they recycle them into modern garments for people that still choose to wear them - there's a lot of overseas visitors that want to buy them.

Brie

If it hasn't been stored properly it's likely to be in poor quality now.  So unlikely anyone is going to want it as the coat your Gran cherished.  

We contacted a local theatre company and they were thrilled to have ours.  Yes they are going to rip them apart but they will be reused in many ways for various costumes which I think is great.  

Wraithlady

Brie, yes, storage is important - however, you seem to assume it hasn't been therefore 'no-one will want it'. Only the OP can know what state it's in, and tbh if it's in 'poor quality' I doubt they'd have bothered asking - you can't tell the other side of a screen.

If it's in reasonable condition, even if not perfect, then someone may want it

Katiehound

I was going to suggest your local theatre- either for their 'wardrobe' or as above- to make costumes.