[they skin these animals alive and use their skin for trendy fur coats and they leave them bleeding to death ..... yes, they are actually still alive afterwards]
Hey I guys, I hope you can find the time to read this one. Just be aware of it, you are already solving half the problems. This is about animal cruelty and I know this is very disturbing and hard to watch, read, and take in all at the same time, OR EITHER that, seems very unimportant and has nothing to do with you and you can careless, but you're just as part of the act if you chose to turn and look the other way so I hope you check this out. Recently many countries has banned fur farms, but the US of A has not and also still has over 400 fur farms in America. I bet more then most of you had no idea that is how we get lovely furry jackets, now you know. Hopefully why it should be illegal shouldn’t be far from obvious. ♥thanks, Phuongtrang
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"When undercover investigators made their way onto
Chinese fur farms recently, they found that many animals are still alive and
struggling desperately when workers flip them onto their backs or hang them up by
their legs or tails to skin them. When workers on these farms begin to cut the skin
and fur from an animal's leg, the free limbs kick and writhe. Workers stomp on the
necks and heads of animals who struggle too hard to allow a clean cut. When the fur
is finally peeled off over the animals' heads, their naked, bloody bodies are thrown
onto a pile of those who have gone before them. Some are still alive, breathing in ragged gasps and blinking slowly. Some of the animals' hearts are still beating five to 10 minutes after they are skinned. One investigator recorded a
skinned raccoon dog on the heap of carcasses who had enough strength to lift his
bloodied head and stare into the camera."
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. More than 36 million animals die on fur farms around the world each year. Thirty-one million (or about 90 percent) of these animals are mink. Foxes account for another 4.5 million, while chinchillas, sable, ferret (usually marketed as "fitch"), coypus (an aquatic mammal also known as "nutria"), and raccoon dogs (not to be confused with the North American raccoon), account for most of the remaining half-million animals. Due to the recent drop in pelt prices for mink and fox, some of U.S. fur farms have attempted to "diversify" by raising bobcat, coyote, raccoon, and beavers, along with coypus and rabbits — all in equally abhorrent conditions.
. Some countries, including England, Scotland, and Wales, have recently outlawed fur farms. During debates about fur farms in the United Kingdom in December 2000, government minister Elliot Morley stated: Fur farming is not consistent with the proper value and respect for animal life. This is a moral issue that goes beyond welfare considerations. In the 21st century, animals should not be killed just for the business of stripping their skins off their backs ... In a modern society there should be room for Government to make ethical decisions and it is right and proper for the Government to have introduced this ban.
. Unfortunately, the U.S. government seems not to agree with this assessment. In fact, no federal laws regulate how the animals on the nearly 400 fur farms in operation in the U.S. are to be housed, cared for, or killed. Even with the handful of countries banning or restricting fur farming, globally, fur-farm production is increasing, particularly in Asia. This phenomenon can be traced the increased marketing and public acceptance of fur trim.
ALL FOR FASHION (more then likely thrown out next season for a new one) . Today, male minks and foxes are killed almost exclusively for use in fur-trimmed accessories such as hats, jacket collars, and ruffs — proof that, despite what some apologists claim, fur trim is not a byproduct of the larger fur trade.
DIFFERENT METHODS OF TRAPPING . There are several methods used to trap animals in the wild. The most common is the steel-jaw leghold trap. Animals caught in a hidden steel jaw trap suffer a slow, excruciating death. The trap snaps down on the limb of an unsuspecting animal, sometimes breaking the limb. The trapped animals often freeze to death or are attacked by predators from whom they cannot flee. Many frantically chew off their own legs to escape the agonizing pain. If they are still alive when the trapper returns to the scene, they are bludgeoned or strangled to death. The method for killing a trapped animal, as described in, "Fur Trapping: A Complete Guide," is to it the trapped animal just forward of the eyes with the stick. While it is unconscious, use your knee or the heel of your shoe to come down hard behind the front leg. This ruptures the heart, and the coyote never regains consciousness." The leghold trap is not just cruel; it is also indiscriminate. Trappers discard millions of "trash animals" not wanted for their fur, including domestic pets and endangered species. Trapped animals sometimes leave behind dependent young who are doomed to starvation, adding to the death toll for each coat. Companion animals, such as dogs and cats, have been trapped and killed after wandering into a trap. Animals raised on ranches are kept in cramped confinement and deprived of anything resembling a natural life, until finally they are killed, often by crude and painful means. Methods used include gassing, suffocation, or electrocution through the mouth and anus so that the "product"—the pelt—is not singed or stained with blood. Far from being "humane," fur ranching is characterized by barren wire-mesh cages, isolation, and environmental deprivation so intense that animals often go insane, as animals used to roaming 15 miles each day go crazy from life in a cage. Animals are forced to endure all weather extremes, and veterinary care is typically non-existent since it is not cost effective to treat an animal whose fate is to be turned into a coat. Animals who are naturally solitary are caged together, often resulting in cannibalism, and animals are often left to decompose in cages.
What You Can Do: .To view contact information and write letters to notorious companies that sell fur, visit http://www.furkills.org/wycd.html. .Spread the truth and awareness to your family and friends. .Learn more about the cruelty of fur at http://www.furkills.org. .Contact IDA for a supply of leaflets to distribute or leave in heavily trafficked locations. We can also send you small pocket cards to hand out to fur wearers. .Donate any fur coats to IDA so that we may use them in anti-fur demonstrations, or to wildlife rehabilitators, who use the fur to provide bedding for injured or orphaned wildlife. As an extra motivator. .Donors can write the fur donation off on their taxes.
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