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  • adjective Opposed to the killing of animals for their fur.

Etymologies

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anti- +‎ fur

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Examples

  • At 21, Mr. Eikeland had become so well known for his passionate speeches that his talks were used as case studies in rhetoric at the University of Bergen, Mr. Dale said, and were credited with helping win approval for party platform changes, such as the party's recent antifur stance.

    Norway Mourns Fallen Young Leaders Vanessa Fuhrmans 2011

  • A friend, a canny social observer, said, "The antifur people aren't going to take them on!"

    What I Saw at the Inauguration 2009

  • A possum-fur throw from Eco-Luxury Fur Recently, the 12-year-old son of Chrys Hutchings, who runs Eco-Luxury Fur, based in Portland, Ore., answered the phone and wound up on the receiving end of threats to report his mother to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the group known for antifur activist theatrics such as throwing red paint on fur coats.

    The Problem 2008

  • In another incident, U.S. swimmer and animal-rights activist Amanda Beard held an impromptu news conference outside the Olympic village Wednesday, hours after plainclothes police forced her to cancel a scheduled news conference in a Beijing hotel to unveil a racy antifur advertisement.

    Torch Arrives in Beijing 2008

  • Next, PETA launches a new antifur billboard, featuring Charlize Theron and her dog.

    REAL FUR IS FUN AGAIN 2007

  • Paris says her conversion happened after she met Paul McCartney ` s soon to be ex-wife, Heather Mills - McCartney, a noted antifur activist.

    CNN Transcript Jun 30, 2006 2006

  • Paris says her conversion happened after she met Paul McCartney ` s soon to be ex-wife, Heather Mills - McCartney, a noted antifur activist.

    CNN Transcript Jun 21, 2006 2006

  • We turn around and see Daisy and Murray clutching armloads of boldly laser-printed antifur, antileghold-trap stickers proclaiming the words CHEW YOUR FOOT OFF.

    Shampoo Planet Coupland, Douglas 1992

  • Lindsay Lohan, walking through Hollywood Tuesday with an antifur pin on her jacket, followed by a quiet night with gal-pal

    E! Online (US) - Top Stories 2009

  • Lindsay Lohan, walking through Hollywood Tuesday with an antifur pin on her jacket, followed by a quiet night with gal-pal

    E! Online (US) - Top Stories 2009

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