Original sentence: Modern cultures continue to wear fur and fur trim as dictated by fashion trends and it is still considered by many as a luxury item, despite the best efforts of the animal lobby's campaigns which peaked in the early eighties with the participation of numerous celebrities, many of whom have since been seen in fur clothing.To date the widespread use of dehaired animal skins in use such as leather or even sheepskins  has curiously failed to attract the same investment of resources and time from the animal lobby and their fund raising campaigns.Today, the animal protest industry continues to expend considerable energy and resources to create controvery  over the methods of fur farming and trapping used to produce fur clothing but record prices for fur pelts and the ubiquity of fur clothing and trim in the fashion media demonstrates fur's tenaciously duarble appeal
Edited sentence: Despite the advent of modern synthetics, some cultures continue to wear fur and fur trim as dictated by fashion trends and it is still considered by many as a luxury item, despite the best efforts of the animal lobby's campaigns which peaked in the early eighties with the participation of numerous celebrities, many of whom have since been seen in fur clothing.Today, the animal protest industry continues to expend considerable energy and resources to create controversy  over the methods of fur farming and trapping, which is, in the eyes of many, perfectly justified; they feel that the fur industry perpetuates a cycle of cruelty to the animals involved, and the quality of modern synthetic substitues has made the use of genuine furs an outmoded practice, no more suited to the modern wardrobe than a wooden trencher and eating knife are suited to the modern dining table