Fur Farming: A Cruel And Inhumane Industry
Isabella Georgetti
English 3
05, August 2016
Fur Farming Around the World
Fur Farming is a cruel and inhumane industry that kills innocent animals for their fur. Their fur is sold for the company’s profit. Activists are trying to stop fur farming by not purchasing items that have real animal fur on them. It is a severe issue. Around the globe, 95% of animal skins come from fur industries and factories. Animals are kept in small confined wire cages that hurt their paws and cause significant injuries. Minks are the most common animal in the industry used for their fur, like Peta said “The most commonly farmed fur-bearing animals are minks, followed by foxes. Chinchillas, lynxes, and even hamsters are also farmed for their fur.” (What’s Inside Fur Industry) Foxes come a close second. 58% of the industries are in Europe, 10% are in North America and they others are scattered across the world, but they are mainly in Asia. In Peta’s fur farm issue, they state that “... the methods used on fur factory farms are designed to maximize profits, always at the expense of the animals.” (Animal Fur Farming) Fur farm animals are abused, with little to eat and drink, and have burning lungs and eyes from the ammonia of other animal’s urine and feces. …show more content…
Of course we are all for the welfare of the animals and wish that they didn’t have to suffer like this. But what is it that we are not seeing? On Fur Commission, it gives us their side of Fur Farming. They state that “Animal welfare is a top priority for the people working in the fur industry because when animals provide us with a wide range of products and services, we have a responsibility to ensure the highest standards of care and prevent unnecessary suffering.”(Fact and Fiction) In 2013, an activists group attacked a family owned fur farm and released 2,000 minks from their cages. They also painted “Liberation is Love” across the barn. Some of these people were sentenced to
English 3
05, August 2016
Fur Farming Around the World
Fur Farming is a cruel and inhumane industry that kills innocent animals for their fur. Their fur is sold for the company’s profit. Activists are trying to stop fur farming by not purchasing items that have real animal fur on them. It is a severe issue. Around the globe, 95% of animal skins come from fur industries and factories. Animals are kept in small confined wire cages that hurt their paws and cause significant injuries. Minks are the most common animal in the industry used for their fur, like Peta said “The most commonly farmed fur-bearing animals are minks, followed by foxes. Chinchillas, lynxes, and even hamsters are also farmed for their fur.” (What’s Inside Fur Industry) Foxes come a close second. 58% of the industries are in Europe, 10% are in North America and they others are scattered across the world, but they are mainly in Asia. In Peta’s fur farm issue, they state that “... the methods used on fur factory farms are designed to maximize profits, always at the expense of the animals.” (Animal Fur Farming) Fur farm animals are abused, with little to eat and drink, and have burning lungs and eyes from the ammonia of other animal’s urine and feces. …show more content…
Of course we are all for the welfare of the animals and wish that they didn’t have to suffer like this. But what is it that we are not seeing? On Fur Commission, it gives us their side of Fur Farming. They state that “Animal welfare is a top priority for the people working in the fur industry because when animals provide us with a wide range of products and services, we have a responsibility to ensure the highest standards of care and prevent unnecessary suffering.”(Fact and Fiction) In 2013, an activists group attacked a family owned fur farm and released 2,000 minks from their cages. They also painted “Liberation is Love” across the barn. Some of these people were sentenced to