{"id":124747,"date":"2010-06-21T21:05:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-22T04:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peta.org\/issues\/fur\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T02:02:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T09:02:32","slug":"fur","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/issues\/animals-used-for-clothing\/fur\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fur Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether it came from an animal on a fur farm or one who was trapped in the wild, every fur coat, trinket, and bit of trim caused an animal tremendous suffering\u2014and took away a life. Each year, approximately 100 million animals are killed for their fur.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/WearFurCage2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Animals on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/issues\/animals-used-for-clothing\/fur\/fur-farms\/\">fur farms<\/a> spend their entire lives confined to cramped, filthy wire cages. Fur farmers use the cheapest and cruelest killing methods available, including suffocation, electrocution, gas, and poison.<\/p>\n<p>More than half the fur in the U.S. comes from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/issues\/animals-used-for-clothing\/fur\/chinese-fur-industry\/\">China<\/a>, where millions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/issues\/animals-used-for-clothing\/fur\/chinese-fur-industry\/\">dogs and cats<\/a> are bludgeoned, hanged, bled to death, and often skinned alive for their fur. Chinese fur is often deliberately mislabeled, so if you wear any fur, there&#8217;s no way of knowing for sure whose skin you&#8217;re in.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"video-player\"><div class=\"widescreen-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"The Fur Industry in 60 Seconds Flat\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/487464026?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t\n<p>Animals who are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/issues\/animals-used-for-clothing\/fur\/fur-trapping\/\">trapped in the wild<\/a> can suffer for days from blood loss, shock, dehydration, frostbite, gangrene, and attacks by predators. They may be caught in steel-jaw traps that slam down on their legs, often cutting to the bone; Conibear traps, which crush their necks with 90 pounds of pressure per square inch; or water-set traps, which leave beavers, muskrats, and other animals struggling for more than nine agonizing minutes before drowning.<\/p>\n<p>During the annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.canadasshame.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian seal slaughter<\/a>, tens of thousands of baby harp seals are shot or repeatedly bludgeoned with clubs tipped with metal hooks. Also in Canada, hundreds of black bears are shot at point-blank range or caught in traps and left to suffer for days so that their skins can be used to make the ceremonial hats worn by Queen Elizabeth II&#8217;s Five Guards&#8217; Regiments.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, there is no need to be cruel to stay warm and look cool. Cruelty-free fabrics and faux furs are available in stores everywhere, and PETA continues to work with designers and clothing retailers to encourage them to use and sell only animal-friendly fabrics.<\/p>\n<p>Take a stand against cruelty to animals by signing PETA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/support.peta.org\/page\/1146\/petition\/1\">fur-free pledge<\/a> today!<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-petablue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/investigations.peta.org\/chinese-fur-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TAKE ACTION!<\/a><\/div><\/div><input class=\"fooboxshare_post_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"124747\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether it came from an animal on a fur farm or one who was trapped in the wild, every fur coat, 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