End cruel and deadly fur farming worldwide!
Millions of foxes, mink, raccoon dogs and chinchillas spend their entire lives trapped in tiny wire cages before being killed and skinned for so-called fashion.
Not only do these battery cage systems cause immense animal suffering, they are also now proven to present a serious public-health risk. The cramped conditions, poor hygiene, stress, injuries and disease, minimal veterinary care, and lack of genetic diversity all mean that fur farms create ideal conditions for viruses to be transmitted.
Twenty-two countries have already acted to ban the farming of animals for fur. In light of new evidence that fur farms can also act as reservoirs for deadly viruses, as well as create new viruses, we call on all countries to ban fur farms.
End the cruel and deadly fur trade before it causes the next pandemic. The fur trade is a deadly business. Every year, many tens of millions of animals suffer and are killed for their fur. The vast majority are kept on intensive fur farms. Animals including foxes, mink, raccoon dogs and chinchillas are kept for their entire lives in tiny wire cages, before being killed and skinned for so-called fashion.
