Stop Killing for Fur Coats

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Most individuals have never seen a dog and questioned whether or not that dog would make a good fur coat. And yet, many countries around the world think so. Wearing fur is a growing epidemic, which is frequently looked over. Due to fashion and profit, animals are subjected to lives of pure torture and eventually death. Most of the fur contained in fur coats and accessories comes from fur farms, which make up nearly 85% of the fur used (Coster). The other 15% comes from the world fur trade. In order to meet escalating demand, today’s $15 billion industry now relies on the mass factory farming of wild and domestic animals to produce the majority of the world’s fur (Rogers).
Fur farming started in Canada in 1887 on Prince Edward Island. “In the Fur industry, animals are interbreed[sic], and sectioned off for the most desirable traits” (“Fur Industry”). Fur bearing animals include minks, foxes, chinchillas, lynx, rabbits, raccoons, dogs, cats, hamsters, and bears, oh my! It takes up to 65 minks, 40 foxes, 15 lynx, or 60 rabbits to make just one full-length fur coat (Rogers). That is a lot of dead animals. Just like many other animal profiting industries, the methods of collection and slaughter are misjudged or even hidden from the consumers. In several situations the public will turn away from this conflicting subject. Even when given video evidence of the animals’ misfortune, the public continue to ignore the predicament of how to obtain the fur for their coats without mistreating the animals, but they also ignore the conditions of the farms where meat and wool is harvested. Problems like the fur industry are mostly looked over due to the public’s ignorance to it. If it is not bothering them, then why bother trying to fix it. Bes...

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... also affect the meat industry, wool industry, and all other animal-related industries. The laws should regulate how the animals are kept, fed, and killed. No animal should be left out in the rain, forced to live in its own waste, or even be stuck in a cage that is hardly bigger than the animal. They should not be fed the bare minimum. They should not be kept from water. Skinning animals alive should not even be considered as an option. All animals, whether they are wild, pets, or simply born to die, should live happy and healthy lives.
The fur farming business will always be extremely controversial, but so will all animal profiting industries. However, fur farms need to be humane, and respectful to the lives of the animals. Their current conditions are dreadful and no living creature would want to live out their lives as poorly as the animals kept on a fur farm.

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