The fur industry is horrifically cruel. Precious animals that should be free in the wild are bred on fur farms in terrible conditions. The most common victims of this industry are mink, foxes, chinchillas, and rabbits. They’re kept in small, uncomfortable wire cages often in their own filth and amongst the corpses of the other […]
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Ireland Will Ban Fur Farms, Saving Thousands of Minks!
Minks are the most common animals to be farmed for fur. Unfortunately, they are subjected to terrifying lives of misery. They are semiaquatic mammals of the Mustelidae family, which includes otters, ferrets, and weasels. They’re confined to tiny, barren wire cages on fur farm and aren’t able to swim or enjoy their natural habitats which […]
Los Angeles is on Track to Become the Largest City Yet to Ban Fur
Animal advocates are celebrating some major progress for animals in Los Angeles, which is about to become the biggest city yet to act to ban fur. This week, the City Council voted unanimously to direct the city attorney to draft an ordinance that would ban both the manufacturing and sale of fur products, which would […]
POLL: Should there be an all-out ban on fur imports?
A new report from the UK government calls on retailers to do a better job at identifying what they’re selling. The debate over fur is heating up in the UK. Just a few weeks ago, Parliament argued about whether or not to ban fur imports, a discussion that was triggered by a petition with nearly […]
POLL: Should fur farms be banned and closed down?
An undercover investigation of a fur farm in Canada has exposed heartbreaking animal suffering, and the sad reality for mink who are raised and killed for their fur. The investigation was conducted by Last Chance for Animals (LCA) at the Millbank Fur Farm Ltd., in Ontario, where more than 40,000 mink are housed. According […]