The Fur Industry
More than 30 million animals are killed each year on the world's fur farms. In the U.S. alone, 3 million die on farms and another 4 million are trapped.
Animals caught in leghold traps may be trapped for days. They may freeze or starve to death; some will gnaw off their limbs in an attempt to escape. The animal is clubbed or stomped to death in order to avoid damage to the pelt.
Animals on fur farms live their entire lives—only a fraction of their normal life spans—in cramped, wire-mesh cages, until they are electrocuted, gassed, poisoned, or have their necks broken.
See also Animals on Fur Farms: How They Live and How They Die.
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” —Mahatma Gandhi
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- Fur-Bearer Defenders
- Fur Is Dead
- Humane Society of the U.S.: Fur-Free Campaign
- World Animal Net's list of organizations around the world fighting fur
- Short Videos on Fur Production:
It will take only a short time to watch the videos below. The images are disturbing, but they show the reality of how fur is produced better than words can express.- Fur Trapping and Fur Farming (PETA)
- Fur Farm Investigation,
narrated by Stella McCartney (PETA)
- Chinchilla Farm Investigation (PETA)
- Chinese Fur Farms (PETA)
- Dog and Cat Fur Trade (PETA)
- Fur Industry in China from Swiss Animal Protection
(Animal-Protection.net) (Video button is in the right column)
- Fur Trapping and Fur Farming (PETA)