Should doctors wear fur?

Thread Starter Should doctors wear fur? Follow 26 minutes ago 26m ago Quote: Originally Posted by Force This may sound trivial but i am re-considering buying a real fur parka jacket. The controversy surrounding the ethics of sourcing fur is enough to put me off. Let's not get into leather, meat etc. The principal reason is the patients that i volunteer with (some of whom have strong views on animal cruelty) may be offended. It also ties in with my views on doctors being 'healers'. Somehow prancing about with a real fur jacket leaves me slightly uncomfortable. Am i overthinking this? Or making a good choice as a future doctor? I doubt anyone will notice - you won't be wearing it on the wards for a start so I doubt any patients are going to start throwing red paint over you. It is rather cruel though, so I personally wouldn't but that's just my opinion.
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