It's gross, isn't it? And dog fur is really no worse than any other fur, like fox, raccoon, or rabbit. I've definitely watched my share of animal fur/skinning videos. I'll never forget one I watched; it was in a Chinese fur farm and they were skinning foxes and bear cubs. They would skin them alive (no painkillers, nothing) and then toss the still breathing, bleeding, awake, alive carcass into a bin. Many of the bodies in the bins were still moving around and trying to escape. I simply cannot imagine their suffering. That would be like someone ripping your scalp off.
I have nothing that is fur, but I do have a faux fur comforter. I know that it is fake though; it feels fake, and you can see on the back how they attached it; the "fake" look. It is so warm and soft, and it's silky on the other side. Although I wouldn't ever wear any fur, real or faux (I think it looks pretty tacky anyways), I think if people want to have fur, wearing faux fur is better than wearing real fur. But no one sees me at my house all snuggly in my comforter, so I'm okay with that.
Anyways, I signed the petition, and I just wanted to add that if anyone has any fur coats, scarfs, muffs, blankets, or anything, that they don't want anymore, you can donate them to PETA. They use them in their campaign against fur, and some of the coats and such are donated to high poverty areas, such as Africa and the middle East, where people can't afford anything to keep themselves and their children warm, and they actually have a bit of an excuse to use the fur.
Fur Is Dead > This Diva Doesn't Do Fur
And if anyone else wants to further help the fur cause, or watch more videos, pictures, campaigns, etc, check out PETA's fur site.
Fur Is Dead: Learn what happens on fur farms and in the wild