Every year across the world, 50 million animals are killed and skinned to make fur products. In the United States, about four million animals are trapped in the wild, where they suffer for days before trappers bludgeon them to death or break their necks.Outside of the US, about 45 million animals are raised in tiny cages before being gassed or electrocuted. The majority of fur purchased in the West comes from China, where undercover activists have documented foxes, raccoons, cats and dogs skinned alive.
Additionally, a loophole in American law allows merchandisers to sell products containing animal fur without labeling them as containing fur. A bill -- the Dog and Cat Fur Prohibition Enforcement Act -- has been introduced into Congress and is currently pending legislation.
Today, the non-profit conservation group In Defense of Animals, is promoting "Fur Free Friday," an annual event now in its 20th year.
GET INFORMED
- Read "Fur Free Friday" (In Defense of Animals)
- Learn how Petland is supporting puppy mills (Humane Society of the United States)
- Join an anti-fur event in your area (In Defense of Animals)
- Adopt an activist for Fur Free Firday (In Defense of Animals)
- Sign the Humane Society of the United States petition for truth in fur advertising
- EU to Propose Ban on Seal Products (April 17, 2008)
- Canadian Seal Hunt Protesters Arrested (April 9, 2008)
- Canadian Seal Hunt Begins (March 29, 2008)
- New Standards Attempt More Humane Seal Hunt (March 27, 2008)
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