Skin Trade DocuFilm Exposes What Fashion Really Costs
February 27, 2010 by News Staff
Filed under Featured, FEATURES
By: Songirl Sez, special story for Diversity News
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The unprecedented documentary film “Skin Trade” made its red carpet Hollywood Debut on Thursday night, February 25, 2010 on the Paramount Pictures Lot. Produced by John Feldman and Ramy Hassan and Directed By Shannon Keith, the documentary film examines and exposes the fur trade industry and it’s unsuspecting customers.
The docufilm uncovers the shocking and disturbing reality of how animals are brutally, tortured, trapped and skinned alive all for the sake of fashion. It takes an honest and historical look inside the dark world of how fur is acquired and how glamour drives this demand and hides the ugly truth in the process.
Despite great attempts in recent years and much progress in helping people understand the origins of fur and the way it is made, contemporary culture still has an accepted attitude of cruelty, disregard and indifference when it comes to fur as a fashion statement. Although the documentary’s images are unsettling and devastating, one of the biggest bombshells was revealed about supposedly fur-friendly “faux fur.” It was uncovered that a large percentage of “Faux Fur” products use dog and cat fur to increase profits. (By the way, that’s murdered and skinned dogs and cats, folks-not just their hair shaved off). Consumers are also being misled by retailers who assure them that animals used for fur coats and such are humanely euthanized, intentionally hiding the truth of how the animals are gruesomely killed. Although this docufilm is not easy to watch, it is necessary and important to expose the truth about this unnecessary cruelty and torture. After viewing this documentary by Uncaged Films, a person has to ask themselves, what does fur lined fashion REALLY cost? To this, the answer is clear: integrity, dignity, compassion and a piece of our soul.
Supporters in Attendance: James Cromwell (Spiderman/Six Feet under), Debra Skelton (Family Guy/MadTV), Rory Freedman (Author NY Times Bestseller), Robin Torme’, Fawn (Hit singer/songwriter), Suzanna Urzuly (Actress/Model), Stephen Wozniak (Beyond The Da Vinci Code), Lacey Connor (Charm School/Rock Of Love), The Faded, Daisy De La Hoya (Rock Of Love/Daisy Of Love), Elaine Hendrix, Zoli Teglas (Pennywise), John Feldmann (Goldfinger), Ashley Paige (Fashion Designer), Gene Blalock (Composer), Synthian Sharp (Activist Rapper) and many others.
For more information about the movie visit http://www.skintradethemovie.com/
 © Photos courtesy of FFD Images, Cyndee Arroyo and Maxim Maximov
gr8 story. i had no idea.
It’s a great article and thank you for spreading the word!! This is the 21st Century, we don’t need fur to keep us warm or try to look good, there are so many humane alternatives to fur that are also much more attractive.
Why do we need to create more cruelty in the world. don’t we have enough already??
Please support the anti fur movement!!!
Catherine Zeta Jones wears fur and I heard she banned this film. Does anyone know anything about that? Anyone who sees these photos who wears fur again is sociopathic. Who could put vanity above ethics/integrity? Those who are ugly and wired all wrong… WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!
thank you for this article! hard to believe “faux” fur labels can actually be the fur of dogs and cats skinned alive in China and that Americans are buying these items without any knowledge. sounds sci fi but its really happening! Skin Trade is deeply powerful and informative and I certainly got an education from this film. thank you
Skin Trade is another important step to inform as many people as it is possible about the cruelty of the fur industry. It is a shame that fur is coming back in fashion again…Animals are the victims of this bloody trend
( Everybody should watch this movie who has no idea what is fur indusrty about. Every year millions of animals are abused, tortured, killed for fashion. They are kept in horrible conditions and most of them are skinned alive 
( What more is neccessary for people to finally ban the fur products???? I hope millions of people will watch this work of Shannon and Gene. These people are the real voice of the voiceless. It’s time to act, animals need us!!!!! Compassion is the fashion, don’t buy fur!!!!!
This film needs to be seen. When will it be in theaters?
This was DEFINITELY needed-everyone should watch this masterpiece!
Thank you for this wonderful story! SKIN TRADE is sure to open many people’s hearts and minds about the cruelty inflicted by the fur industry! Get your copy today at: http://www.akintradethemovie.com