“Now it’s a bad time to get into the fur business,” says a farm worker in Hebei province, northern China. The worker, who has been farming foxes for more than 30 years, says they have stopped after operating at a loss for several years in a row. China is the world’s biggest producer of animal […]
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Inside cruel China fur farms where animals born to die for fashion live in filthy cages
Baby foxes, raccoon dogs and minks are being forced to live in cramped and filthy cages on fur farms in China, born to die for fashion items. The heart wrenching footage also captured a raccoon dog cub struggling to walk on the wire mesh floor of its cage, while mink are forced to circle around […]
In a win for animals, California’s ban on fur officially takes effect
Californians can now officially celebrate the end of fur sales in the Golden State. A statewide ban on the sale of new animal fur products went into effect on Jan. 1, 2023, making California the first state in the U.S. to implement such a ban. Its citizens have waited more than three years for the […]
Petition: Ban All Fur Farming in The U.S
Millions of animals are raised and cruelly killed every year for their fur. Much like farmed animals who languish on factory farms, 85 percent of animals raised for their fur are raised on fur farms, where they are confined to tiny cages for their entire lives. This prevents them from swimming and engaging in other […]
Breaking: Italy to shut down all fur farms and permanently ban fur farming
A major win for animals in Italy caps off a year of remarkable progress toward a fur-free future. Today, the Italian Senate Budget Committee approved an amendment that will shutter the country’s 10 remaining fur farms within six months and enact a permanent ban on fur farming throughout Italy. This massive win follows Humane Society […]
British Columbia Announces Plan to Ban Mink Farming
British Columbia has decided that it will be putting a ban on mink farming due to Covid and general health concerns. There is already a permanent ban on breeding mink, limiting the abilities of mink farming areas. Now, the ban on the entire practice of mink farming will be put into place by 2023, causing […]
Fur farmers to receive between €4m to €8m in compensation as Cabinet approves ban
The Irish Cabinate has approved legislation that will ban fur farming in Ireland as well as establishing a compensation scheme for fur farmers that will be forced to close. Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue brought the memo today in relation to the Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2021. The commitment to prohibit the breeding […]
Fashions to die for: The fur trade’s role in spreading zoonotic disease
In the complex universe of COVID-19 and other zoonotic diseases (those that can jump from animals to humans and back), key questions remain largely unaddressed, including what role fur farming for the fashion industry plays in the spread of highly transmissible zoonotic diseases, and how the industry should be managed to minimize risk. Zoonoses are […]