rhizhim said:
"The reason it's gross is because we consider dogs and cats pets. There's no difference between a dog pelt purse and a fox pelt purse for example. It's just that one is more acceptable."
first off, the reason that is between "" is that you didn't say this. I know that and are not addressing you personally.
But this is not gross because it is made out of a cat or a dog. this is gross because it has retained the shape of said creature, right down to the legs sticking out the bottom.
It is just a hollowed out animal she stores her stuff in. it would be just as gross if it were fox or any other animal, if it was made in the same way.
If the fur was used to make an ordinary looking handbag, there wouldn't be as many problems, regardless of which animal it came from (discounting endangered species of course).
note; I personally am against using fur of any kind but that's just me and that is irrelevant here