Fur Free “50 million animals are killed for fur worldwide every year” (liberation). Animals live In horrible conditions before their lives are cut short. They then endure painful, unthinkable deaths, while causing damage to the environment. All this for the sake of an unnecessary global Industry that makes billions of dollars annually. The animal fur and skin pelt Industry Is Inhumane, lacking compassion for the life of these animals and the greater good of this planet.
To begin, animals such as minks, and foxes are raised on fur factory farms or ;ranches’ where their life is full of pain and suffering, having to cope with horrible notations. On ranches mostly found in Europe and North America, fur farmers pack animals into small cages. These cages prevent animals to do anything that is natural to them such as running, making nests, swimming, or finding mates. “The anguish and frustration of life in a cage leads many animals to self-mutilate, biting at their skin, tail, and feet; frantically pace and circle endlessly; and even cannibalize their cage mates”. PETA. Org) Along with the maltreatment of these animals, they are faced with the the filthy facilities in where “ammonia from the animals accumulated urine and feces burns their eyes and lungs” (Global Action Network). These animals lives are made even more unbearable due to “Parasites and disease [that] run rampant on fur farms”(European Commission). In other places, the animals are places outdoors, where they have to endure the heat, chilling cold, or rain with little or no protection.
These methods that are used In fur factory farms are solely designed to maximize the profits for the fur Industry, always at the expense of these helpless animals. Furthermore, because fur farmers care solely about preserving the our quality, they use killing methods that will keep pelts In best condition, resulting In suffering of the animals. Small animals such as mink, rabbit or chinchillas are “put Into boxes and poisoned with the use of unfiltered engine exhaust” (Global Action Network). This method of using engine exhaust cannot always be lethal, making some animals wake while being skinned.
Larger animals can be poisoned with strychnine, which paralyzes their muscles with rigid, painful cramps, causing them to suffocate. Other methods include having “clamps attached to or rods forced into their mouths and electrocuted” (VAN. Com). According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, electrocution causes “death by cardiac fibrillation, which causes cerebral hypoxia” but warns that “animals do not lose consciousness for 10 to 30 seconds or more after onset of cardiac fibrillation”.
In conclusion, these innocent animals are forced to live in horrid conditions before getting brutally slaughtered, not even giving them the chance to truly enjoy their life naturally. Furthermore, these fur farms are polluting our environment. The animal fur and skin pelt industry is inhumane, lacking the compassion for the life of helpless animals and the greater good of the planet. Consumers today need to understand that every fur coat, lining, or piece of trim represents the intense suffering of animals. This type of cruelty will only end when the public refuses to buy or wear fur.
