A coat is a piece of clothing that protects against the cold.
Coat is a defense against the cold . With etymological origin in the Latin apricus , the word is used in its most common meaning to refer to the article of clothing that is worn over others and serves to provide warmth. However, it can also give a name to a place , whether natural or artificial, that maintains a higher temperature than its surroundings and prevents the wind from entering, acting as a refuge from inclement weather.
On the other hand, giving shelter is providing help, protection or shelter to someone . Positive feelings, love, friendship, are usually related to heat ; Saying that a group of people stands out for their warmth implies that they are kind, attentive people who make others feel at home. The opposite is a cold being, which is generally synonymous with being alien to their sensitivity, inconsiderate, manipulative.
The coat as a garment
As for the coat as a piece of clothing, it is usually long and covers up to below the hips. It is usually fastened in front with buttons or a belt. It has long sleeves and sometimes a hood. Coats, such as a jacket , an overcoat , a jacket or a greatcoat , can be made with different materials (such as fur or leather). There are men's coats, women's coats and unisex coats.
The history of the shelter is not only linked to climate protection. The coat also allowed us to establish a certain social position and mark differences with the rest of the citizens. For example, free people in ancient Rome used a toga to differentiate themselves from slaves, while nobles in the Middle Ages wore a hopalanda (a type of robe).
At the beginning of the 19th century , the frock coat would be the coat par excellence of the upper class. Already in the 20th century , fur coats became a symbol of social status, worn mainly by women. For decades, more and more animal protection associations have been speaking out against the latter, since to manufacture them it is necessary to kill millions of innocent beings.
The use of fur to make coats is condemned by animal rights associations.
Animal activism against the use of fur
In fact, it is said that more than 20 million creatures are captured each year in traps and more than 40 million animals are raised on farms that contribute to the disastrous fur market . Given these numbers, it is clear that there are many consumers of leather products, such as coats, shoes, bags and other accessories. As with meat used to feed people, an absurd distinction is often made between species hunted for these purposes and domestic animals. However, to the unpleasant surprise of those who contribute to this great injustice on a relatively tight budget, China exports dog and cat fur to the rest of the world for the manufacture of inexpensive clothing.
AnimaNaturalis is one of the organizations that fights to enforce animal rights , so ignored by most people. One of their most notable demonstrations against fur coats consisted of an act on public roads in which they pretended to attack men and women who were walking with their fur coats on a busy street; They pretended to kill them and skin them, just as is done with the poor animals that become, without wanting to, "fine" pieces of clothing.
The objective of such demonstrations is to draw attention in a violent way to make fur consumers reconsider and understand that it is not necessary to kill any animal to make clothing . We have reached a level of technological and industrial advances that allow us to create all types of synthetic materials, and it is time for us to return freedom to so many living beings whom we have tortured for centuries.