China supplies more than half of the finished fur garments imported for sale in the United States. There are no penalties for abusing animals on fur farms in China, which is the world's largest fur exporter, supplying more than half of the finished fur garments imported for sale in the United States. Foxes, minks, rabbits, dogs, cats, and other animals pace and shiver in outdoor wire cages, with no shelter from driving rain, freezing nights, or the scorching sun.
Before they are skinned, animals are yanked from their cages, thrown to the ground, and bludgeoned. Undercover investigators from Swiss Animal Protection/EAST International 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 they 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 hairless, 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.When investigators went into another animal market in southern China, they were horrified to find dogs and cats being bludgeoned, hanged, bled to death, and strangled with wire nooses so that their fur could be turned into triThis fur from China is often deliberately mislabeled as fur from other species and is exported to countries throughout the world to be sold to unsuspecting customers in retail stores. Since China supplies more than half of the finished fur garments imported for sale in the United States and since dog and cat fur is often mislabeled, if you're buying fur, there's no way to tell whose skin you're wearing, including that of a dog or cat.
As a consumer, you can help put an end to this cruel practice by refusing to buy any products made with fur, including fur trim.
PLEASE HELP PUT AN END TO THIS HORRIBLY CRUEL & INHUMANE TREATMENT OF THESE POOR INNOCENT-DEFENSELESS ANIMALS-PLEASE HELP TO PUT AN END TO THEIR EXTREME SUFFERING. THEY FEEL PAIN JUST LIKE A HUMAN DOES. MOST IMPOTANTILLY DON'T BUY OR WEAR ANY FUR PRODUCTS & SPREAD THE WORDS TO FAMILY-FRIENDS & AQUAINTANCES.
