London, Jan 4 : Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld has defended the fur industry saying ''beasts'' in the wild would "kill us if they could."

The 75-year-old mogul said in a radio interview that while he himself does not wear fur, an entire industry depends on the trend to make a living.

He added that the animals should be killed "nicely" if possible, reports the Telegraph.

The supreme, who defended the fur practice, saying there was "an industry who lives from that", insisted that it was "childish" to even discuss the issue of wearing fur in a world where eating meat was normal.