Demand an End to the Agonizing Plucking of Angora Rabbits For Angora Wool - PETITION
- by: Philippa Powers
- recipient: PREMIER: Li Keqiang VICE-PREMIERS: Zhang Gaoli, Liu Yandong, Wang Yang, Ma Kai STATE COUNCILORS: Yang Jing, Chang Wanquan, Yang Jiechi , Guo Shengkun, Wang Yong SECRETARY GENERAL: Yang Jing
Angora rabbits are typically kept inside small, filthy, bare cages and face the ordeal of live plucking up to four times a year. During this process, they’re often physically restrained as workers pluck the hair from their sensitive bodies, leaving only the fur on their heads. PETA’s exposé of Chinese fur farms reveals the horrifying screams the rabbits make whilst being plucked, a process they’ll endure repeatedly for two to three years before ultimately being killed.
Angora rabbit facts:
Rabbits are gentle, socially complex, and intelligent animals with individual personalities.
Male angora rabbits are routinely killed soon after birth, because their fur yield is lower than females’, making them unprofitable to the angora industry.
More than 220 brands have banned angora after hearing from PETA and its international affiliates.
An estimated 50 million rabbits are bred in China every year to be exploited by the angora industry.
Angora rabbits’ natural lifespan is around 12 years, but on farms, they’re often killed after two to three once their fur yield declines.
In their native habitat, rabbits live in scrupulously clean burrows and spend their time foraging for fresh, leafy foods as well as interacting with members of their warren.
State Council Members:
Angora rabbits are typically kept inside small, filthy, bare cages and face the ordeal of live plucking up to four times a year. During this process, they’re often physically restrained as workers pluck the hair from their sensitive bodies, leaving only the fur on their heads. PETA’s expose of Chinese fur farms reveals the horrifying screams the rabbits make whilst being plucked, a process they’ll endure repeatedly for two to three years before ultimately being killed.
We, the undersigned, are demanding you put an end to the live plucking of Angora rabbits. It is cruel and inhumane. China needs to put more animal abuse laws in place; and, then ensure that they are upheld with tough penalties for those who insist on torturing helpless animals.
Please do the right thing; and, put an end to this revolting practise.
Update #16 years ago
Thanks to all for signing. Also apologies to all. I should have sent this off already; but, I have been unwell. It has now been sent. IF I receive a reply of any kind, I will pass it on. Let's hope this petition meets with success. Blessings to you all!
