Traders.

Toronto has always been an adventure.

On the subway, I was barely surprised to see a man in an encrusted beret and full length fur coat strolling aboard. Although it was a cold winter day, seeing that much animal hanging from his shoulders gave him an excessive weight in his step. He eyed his fellow passengers carefully and finally chose his seat in the corner of the train. The woman next to him, sporting a fur-lined coat herself, complimented his style. This spurred on a conversation about how warm animals can be.

I drifted out for a second back into my ipod, shuffling songs, but quickly decided that eavesdropping is much more entertaining. When I tuned back in, they were justifying to each other their “cause”cold weather and… hyenas?

The man was explaining to the woman how the animal kingdom is so much crueler than the fur industry. He exclaimed his shock “ I was watching a show one… and this hyena was chasing a gazelle and bit its leg clean off!!”. the woman gasped. “ no…that is so inhumane!”  she said in disbelief. The man entertained her earnestly. “ Well that’s the animal kingdom for you hunny… savage…”.