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As with all livestock producers, fur farmers receive information and assistance from licensed veterinarians and agricultural extension officers, as well as professional associations. There are set standards for nutrition and housing, veterinary care and humane harvesting. In the U. In addition to these standards, fur farms, like other livestock operations, are required to abide by all state and federal environmental statutes.
Mink oil is used to condition and preserve leather, and also in the manufacturing of hypo-allergenic facial oils and cosmetics. After harvesting, mink remains are used as crab bait , or processed into feed for wildlife preserves, zoos or aquariums. They also make a very sought-after ingredient for organic compost , or they may be rendered down to provide raw materials for a wide range of products, from pet food and paint , to tire-care products.
Last but surely not least, the nutrient-rich manure from fur farms is in heavy demand as an organic crop fertilizer. When it comes to euthanasia, fur farmers adhere strictly to the methods recommended by the American Veterinary Medical Association. Thus the only method of euthanasia approved for mink harvesting in the U. The animals are placed inside an air-tight container and immediately rendered unconscious.
They die quickly and humanely. Recent surveys indicate the number one reason people purchase a fur coat is for its warmth. Millions of animals suffer and die every year for fashion. Confined in small, wire-mesh cages on factory farms or captured by brutal metal traps in the wild, their fur is turned into frivolous keychain trinkets or trim on coats and hats.
How many animals are killed globally on fur farms? Each year, around one hundred million animals are bred and killed Share Click to share on Facebook Opens in new window Click to share on Twitter Opens in new window Click to email this to a friend Opens in new window.
Raccoon dog on a fur farm in a country in Asia that supplies fur to the U. Additionally, rabbits are also killed for their fur, likely to be in the hundreds of millions. On fur farms, animals spend their entire lives in tiny wire battery cages. Foxes are typically kept in cages that are just one metre squared, thousands of times smaller than their territories would be in the wild.
This would be like a person being forced to live their entire life in a lift. Foxes and raccoon dogs are known to be able to become infected with SARS-CoV-related viruses, with the potential to act as intermediate hosts to pass viruses to humans. HSI is calling on governments to completely ban consumption and trade in wild animals, in order to reduce the risk of another pandemic.
This is unacceptable. Fur comes with a hefty environmental price tag. As for animals being skinned alive in China, there is only one video we are aware of, and that was almost certainly staged by animal rights extremists.
The fur trade is a responsible industry, and if you can back up your claims, I assure you we will forward the evidence the relevant authorities and ensure the abusers are punished. This is the same video that I debunked in my article above.
If this was really common practice, how come there is only this single video filmed more than a decade ago? Don, that is a notorious video which was closely examined by the fur trade and others when it was first released.
Meanwhile, analysis of the conversations in the video strongly suggests the acts performed were done at the direction of the person or people doing the filming. Therefore, as far as the fur trade is concerned, and the Chinese government, this video production was staged by animal rights activists. Something can only be considered humane if you would gladly have it done to you.
Assuming that animals can consent in the first place and that they genuinely want to die.. Why would they wish to die if they are treated so well? Your definition of humane is incorrect. Being humane is causing the least pain and suffering possible while carrying out what you have to do.
As far as euthanasia, consent or will has never been implied in any definition but your own. Even the AVMA disagrees with you. The only reason seems to be pure favouritism, which is no basis for moral conduct. Thousands of babies are murdered daily with sanction from the government, so your argument is invalid in that aspect.
Even so, people are not animals in that respect, and are given more protection legally, morally, and ethically. Dear CSanders, thank you for participating in this debate. However, we would like to ask you not to make any future references to legal abortions, as you appear to be doing here. This is a deeply controversial issue, and we do not feel Truth About Fur is the appropriate forum in which to discuss it. Hoping you understand. Lordy lordy-anyone who thinks animals can be farmed humanely-needs to be educated on the word.
There is no way to do it without killing animals. Compassion will win over greed. Generally it is accepted as meaning the showing of compassion and reduction of suffering as far as is practical.
However, the showing of humanity does not always take precedence over a predetermined objective, such as causing death. It depends on your definition of dinner. Euthanising every fish in a commercial operation is simply not practical, but every sport fisherman will agree that smaller fish are best killed with a sharp blow to the top of the head.
There is no humane way to kill an animal who wants to live and deserves to live. This is blunt force trauma in the extreme. Seriously, there is a body of scientific research that indicates that blunt force trauma is THE most humane way to kill many animals, though it obviously works best on smaller animals with thinner skulls.
Actually, blunt force trauma is very humane when done properly. Veterinarians use blunt force trauma in the form of bolt guns and other tools. The AVMA has some pretty stringent guidelines. Yes maybe few companies are more emotional towards animals so they KILL them before they rip their fur off, the FUR that is of more value then life of that animal apparently, however this article did not change my mind at all.
When it comes to animals, people see them as a number, a coat, handbag without thinking how that poor animal feels, and they feel!
Please find an accurate number and get back to us. Oh those nasty compassionate people who think killing animals for fashion is wrong! What the hell is wrong with them?
I am sure you would not say that Mike if someone is ripping your skin and wearing it as a wallet. I understand you have no compassion and that says lot of what a person you are. Your opinion is your opinion of course! I see Alexandra that using animals in this fashion is no problem for you. Davor, for that past 20 years I have raised Angora rabbits. I saw the video that Peta released, supposedly showing a rabbit being plucked. Angora rabbits are expensive, especially in China.
An Angora will produce prime wool for at least five years, if properly cared for. The wool being yanked off as shown in that video ruined the coat for several cycles.
NO ONE trying to make money would do that. Second point—the Angoras used in Chinese production are almost all German Angoras. Third point: Later in the video it showed rabbits in their cages—some of which had been harvested. These animals are given the best of care. Their diet is carefully monitored, their fresh feed professionally prepared. One only has to research beyond the activist propaganda to see the whole story. You only have to take a few minutes to uncover the LIES of animal rights.
Like the PETA video of the angora rabbit having its fur ripped out. THINK-do you know anyone who does waxing or epilation? If you keep tearing the hair out, what happens? It grows in thinner until it stops growing. Angora farmers would be putting themselves out of business!
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