Fur Farms

The majority of animals used for fur live on fur farms. The most farmed fur-bearing animal is the mink. Other animals used for fur include rabbits, foxes, chinchillas, raccoons, beavers and lynxes. Most fur farms can be found in Europe. The animals are kept in very small cages which causes a lot of emotional and physical stress. They are fed meat by-products considered unfit for human consumption. Water is provided by a nipple system which often freezes in the winter.

Fur Traps

Traps are also used to catch animals and kill them for their fur coats. When animals are caught in a trap, it can take days before the trapper removes them. About 1 out of 4 trapped animals escapes by chewing off his or her own leg or paw. The escaped animals will die from blood loss, fever or gangrene, or are killed by a predator.

Traps don't only trap animals suitable for fur. Up to 50% of trapped animals are discarded as "trash animals". This includes many domestic cats and dogs.

Killing Methods

The killing methods on fur farms are gruesome. They use different methods to kill the animals without damaging their fur.

Small animals may be put into boxes and poisoned with the hot engine exhaust from a truck. Larger animals have clamps applied to their mouths and rods inserted into their anuses and are electrocuted.

What makes these sick people  want to kill these animals just minding their own business, and these sick people just come and ruin their lives, like Fur Farming, Fur Traps, Killing Methods, like are people really that sick? What society are we living in?

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A Shocking Look Inside Chinese Fur Farm

When undercover investigators made their way onto Chinese fur farms, they found that many animals are still alive and struggling desperately when workers flip them onto their backs or hang them up by their legs or tails to skin them. When workers on these farms begin to cut the skin and fur from an animal's leg, the free limbs kick and writhe. Workers stomp on the necks and heads of animals who struggle too hard to allow a clean cut.


When the fur is finally peeled off over the animals' heads, their naked, bloody bodies are thrown onto a pile of those who have gone before them. Some are still alive, breathing in ragged gasps and blinking slowly. Some of the animals' hearts are still beating five to 10 minutes after they are skinned. One investigator recorded a skinned raccoon dog on the heap of carcasses who had enough strength to lift his bloodied head and stare into the camera.
Before they are skinned alive, animals are pulled from their cages and thrown to the ground; workers bludgeon them with metal rods or slam them on hard surfaces, causing broken bones and convulsions but not always immediate death. Animals watch helplessly as workers make their way down the row.


Read more:http://features.peta.org/ChineseFurFarms/#ixzz2nMpTpf86

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Stop fur Farming today even though is is not in our country Animals still have the right to live, and do not have to be skinned alive for their fur, they should be live happy out in the wild where they belong!! They are called wild animals because they live in the wild, they are not called Fur farming aniamls now are they! will you take a stand and stop fur farming today?

   Each Year, approximately 50 million animals raised on fur farms around the world, which account for the majority of the world’s fur production, will be killed for their pelts. This number does not include rabbits as accurate figures on the number of rabbits slaughtered annually are hard to come by, but it is estimated that yearly more than a billion rabbits are killed for their pelts. In France alone, 70 million rabbits are killed every year for their fur.

In 2009, there were approximately 300 fur farms in the United States. Wisconsin has the most farms (71), followed by Utah (65), Oregon, Minnesota, and Idaho. In 2011 over 3 million mink were killed for their pelts in the U.S, all in the name of fashion. In Wisconsin, farmers killed and skinned 1,050,580 mink, while Utah murdered 698,960, up 9% from 2010.

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The majority of animals used for fur live on fur farms. The most farmed fur-bearing animal is the mink. Other animals used for fur include rabbits, foxes, chinchillas, raccoons, beavers and lynxes. Most fur farms can be found in Europe. The animals are kept in very small cages which causes a lot of emotional and physical stress. They are fed meat by-products considered unfit for human consumption. Water is provided by a nipple system which often freezes in the winter.

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   Trapped in the wild, every fur coat, trinket, and bit of trim caused an animal tremendous suffering and took away a life.

Animals on fur farms spend their entire lives confined to cramped, filthy wire cages. Fur farmers use the cheapest and cruelest killing methods available, including suffocation, electrocution, gas, and poison.

More than half the fur in the U.S. comes from China, where millions of dogs and cats are bludgeoned, hanged, bled to death, and often skinned alive for their fur. Chinese fur is often deliberately mislabeled, so if you wear any fur, there’s no way of knowing for sure whose skin you’re in.

Animals who are trapped in the wild can suffer for days from blood loss, shock, dehydration, frostbite, gangrene, and attacks by predators. They may be caught in steel-jaw traps that slam down on their legs, often cutting to the bone; Conibear traps, which crush their necks with 90 pounds of pressure per square inch; or water-set traps, which leave beavers, muskrats, and other animals struggling for more than nine agonizing minutes before drowning.

During the annual Canadian seal slaughter, tens of thousands of baby harp seals are shot or repeatedly bludgeoned with clubs tipped with metal hooks. Also in Canada, hundreds of black bears are shot at point-blank range or caught in traps and left to suffer for days so that their skins can be used to make the ceremonial hats worn by Queen Elizabeth II’s Five Guards’ Regiments.

Luckily, there is no need to be cruel to stay warm and look cool. Cruelty-free fabrics and faux furs are available in stores everywhere, and PETA continues to work with designers and clothing retailers to encourage them to use and sell only animal-friendly fabrics.

Read more: http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-clothing/fur/#ixzz2m4oYIJ8z

CREDITS: peta.org

What is a Fur Farm?

Fur farming is the practice of breeding or raising certain types of animals for their fur.

Fur used from animals caught in the wild is not considered farmed fur, and is instead known as 'wild fur'. Most of the world’s farmed fur is produced by European farmers. There are 6,000 fur farms in the Europe . The Europe accounts for 63% of global mink production and 70% of fox production. Denmark is the leading mink-producing country, accounting for approximately 28% of world production. Other major producers include China, the Netherlands, the Baltic States, and the United States. Finland is the largest United States supplier of fox pelts. The United States is a major exporter of fur skins. Major export markets include China, Russia, Canada, and the Europe . Exports to Asia as a share of total exports grew from 22% in 1998 to 47% in 2002.China is the largest importer of fur pelts in the world, therefore making them the largest re-exporter of finished fur products.

Fur farming is banned in Austria, Croatia (started on January 1, 2007, with a 10 year phase out period), and the United Kingdom. In Switzerland, the regulations for fur farming are very strict, with the result that there are no fur farms. Some other countries have a ban on fur farming of certain types of animals.

Demand fell in the late 1980's and 1990's because of a number of factors, including the failure of designers to come up with exciting new lines, and also the efforts of animal rights campaigners. Since the turn of the millennium, however, sales worldwide have soared to record highs, fuelled by radically new techniques for working with fur, and a sharp rise in disposable income in China and Russia. This growing demand has led to the development of extensive fur farming operations in countries such as China and Poland.

CREDITS: TEXT: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  

                           

This is a mink and he was just wondering around in the wild when people come and take him into a fur farm! When they get to the fur farm the minks are in a little cage and they workers just kick then off the truck and to the ground! That is a good 2 feet!!!! When they are done torturing the animal they shed the animal and give the fur to a fashion company to make a coat out of these animals!!!  Do You think this is right to torture the animal, and just kick them off the truck? We could make a difference today and STOP killing minks and other animals and just let them live freely!!Would You allow this to happen to your baby?  ANIMALS ARE NOT BUSINESS PRODUCTS!!   

                                            

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It is estimated that fur farms produce 85 per cent of fur in the world. Every year, an estimated 50 million animals are killed on fur farms alone. If rabbits are included, the number of animals killed every year solely for their fur may far exceed one billion.

Fox and mink have been bred in captivity for approximately only 90 years, which is less than three per cent of the 5000 years that humans have domesticated cattle, pigs, horses, and dogs. Consequently, it is not possible to ensure captive conditions and treatment that avoid mental suffering, especially given that most animals farmed for fur spend their entire lives in barren, battery style cages.

Mink and fox are the most common non-domesticated species killed, but other species include raccoon dogs, seals and chinchillas. Even domestic cats and dogs are farmed!

Which countries farm the most fur?

China is the biggest fur trade, production and processing base in the world. It is estimated that they produce as much as 80 per cent of global fur. It is also the largest exporter of fur clothing. In 2005, they sold approximately 95 per cent of their fur clothing to overseas markets.

Denmark is the world’s largest European producer of mink fur, slaughtering an estimated 12 million mink every year. The Netherlands are the third largest producers of mink after China and Denmark, slaughtering five million mink every year.

The fifth largest mink producing country in the world is the USA. US farms kill approximately three million farm-raised animals every year. In addition, they hold approximately 660,000 breeding female mink on their fur farms.

While Europe is a major consumer of fur produced in China, the Norwegians actually export a significant proportion of their fur to China. This is because it is more sought after than their domestically-produced fur.

How far are we from a ban?

Fur farming is banned in the United Kingdom, Austria and Croatia. Other countries (for example, Switzerland) have legislation that effectively outlaws fur farming.Europe, United States,  and Australia have each banned the trade in fur from dogs and cats. In addition, the United States and, more recently, the Europe, have banned the trade in fur from seals. Denmark has recently banned fox farming, but continues to be the world’s second largest producer of mink fur.To date though, no single country has imposed a complete ban on both fur production and fur trading. Despite the national victories around the world against fur farming, sadly, still not one country has taken the next logical step and imposed a complete ban on fur production and its trade. Until now, therefore no country has acknowledged that no animal should have to suffer in such an inherently cruel industry for such trivial ends.

Take a stand and make Canada the first Country to ban Fur Farming!! Do You Agree? 

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Do You Think that this is right and what they are doing to the animals in the world? Even if there is a trendy jacket in the window, think what you are doing to the animal, and the life that he/she had, would you like to be that animal?