"I have two words to convey my feelings about this article: BS. No one skins dogs or any other animal alive. killing an animal would not ruin the freshness of the fur, even if you let the animal hang for a day. As I said, BS."
Yup, I think this one ranks right up there with the "Banzai Kittens" hoax that was going around a couple of years ago.
Skinning an animal alive would destroy the pelt 100% of the time. Struggling animals tend to get blood all over the pelt (bye bye, fur), and would make it impossible to make clean cuts. The more I look at this story, the more convinced I am that it's a 100% manufactured LIE. It simply doesn't hold water.