Mink on a fur farm in Wisconsin have just tested positive for the coronavirus, raising more public health concerns regarding the fur industry. Nine mink tested positive and several hundred have died at a farm in Taylor County, Wisconsin, according to the National Veterinary Services Laboratories. This was the first COVID-19 outbreak among mink in […]
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Film showing mink ‘cannibalism’ prompts probable ban on fur farms in Poland
Poland’s fur farms could be in their final year in operation if a bill banning production of fur clears legal hurdles next month. And France looks set to follow suit. The Polish bill, dubbed “five for animals” (because it has five main objectives, including the ban) was tabled in early September, much to the dismay […]
Petition: Shocking New Footage of Animals Suffering on a Polish Fur Farm
Animal nonprofit Respect for Animals shared horrible suffering happening right now at a Polish fur farm. The photos and videos are abominable and show the suffering prevalent in the fur industry. Mark Glover at Respect for Animals shared the following in an emailed statement. “This is a shocking investigation. The suffering of these animals can […]
Petition: Caged raccoon dog impaled through eye and head as horror fur farms exposed
Foxes and mink have been found in appalling conditions on fur farms in Finland, which exports millions of pounds of fur products to the UK. Investigators found animals in tiny cages suffering from ear infections and damaged eyes, and with ears and limbs bitten off. One raccoon dog had even been impaled through the eye […]
Petition: End the Chinchilla Fur Trade in the U.S. and E.U.
Fur farming is a cruel industry that exploits animals for garments and accessories. Animals are kept in tiny cages and surrounded by feces, as well as corpses. Thus, fur farms cause animals extreme physical harm and emotional distress. After going through mental and physical torture for months, the animals are brutally killed by being gassed, […]
A million mink culled in Netherlands and Spain amid Covid-19 fur farming havoc
Spain has ordered the culling of nearly 100,000 mink on a farm and an estimated one million mink have already been culled on Dutch fur farms, as coronavirus wreaks havoc in the European fur farming industry. Joaquin Olona, agriculture minister for the north-eastern Aragon region, said the cull would involve the slaughter of 92,700 mink […]
Petition: Disturbing Footage Described as “Scene From Hell” of Animals Suffering at a Fox Fur Farm
Humane Society International (HSI) released terrifying footage of foxes and raccoons suffering at a fur farm in Asia, according to an emailed statement. The video shows the animals enduring painful treatment and eventual death on the farm. One campaigner described it as “like a scene from hell.” HSI filmed at eleven randomly selected farms in […]
Petition: Ask Etsy to Stop Allowing the Sale of Fur
Fur is such a cruel product that even the fashion industry which long deemed it “stylish” has been turning away from it. Fashion brands from Chanel to Coach, Georgio Armani, Gucci, Michael Kors, Vivienne Westwood, Ralph Lauren, and Calvin Klein have all stopped using fur. Even the Queen of England has gone fur free and […]
