Over 50 million animals are killed each year for their furRabbits, foxes, chinchillas, seals, mink, ermines, coyotes, sable, otters, beavers, possum, raccoons, dogs and cats. All these animals are killed for their fur. Only the fur of three of them -- dogs, cats and seals -- are banned for sale in the United States.
But for thousands of activists participating in the over 100 anti-fur demonstrations around the world today as part of Fur Free Friday, all fur should be banned.
The global event, led by In Defense of Animals (IDA) and the International Anti-Fur Coalition, is hoping to raise awareness about the horrors of the fur industry.
According to IDA, "Over 50 million animals are mercilessly killed and skinned every year to make fur products. The victims of such violence are either raised in filthy, tiny wire cages for their entire miserable lives before being anally electrocuted or bludgeoned to death, or they are trapped in hideously cruel leg-holds and snares in the wild. Killing animals for their fur by any means or method is horrific and morally unacceptable."
GET INVOLVED
- Sign a PETA letter to Yohji Yamamoto asking him to stop using fur in his designs
- Sign an IDA letter urging American lawmakers to support and co-sponsor "Truth in Fur Labeling" legislation H.R. 891/S. 3610
- Help end the sale of fur at Nordstrom's
- Take action by writing letters to editors or companies that sell fur (FurKills.org)
- Keeping Their Coats On (September 24, 2009)
- Exclusive Interview with Francois Hugo, Founder, Seal Alert-SA (July 15, 2009)
- Europe to Canada: Stop Killing Seals (May 6, 2009)
- Senators Stand Up for Seals (April 5, 2009)
- Death Row Baby Seals Find A Friend in Canada's Senate (March 15, 2009)
- The Devil in Human Form (March 7, 2009)
- The Gloomy Dean (January 30, 2009)
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