Fur From China
Against fur buying in China
Almost 80% origin of the world's fur is from farms. The world's largest exporter of fur clothing is China, and is as well considered as the largest fur trade production and processing base within the globe. Some of the wild species that are bred for fur are Rex Rabbits, mink, raccoon dogs, red and arctic foxes. Based on the fur industry sources of China, as a result of increase in international fur traders, fashion designers and processors, the business have shifted to China, leading to availability of cheap labor in addition to enjoying unrestrictive regulations making life easier and broaden the profit margins.
Whether to buy fur that originate from China or not has been an issue discussed widely. However, indeed fur from China does not deserve to be bought, and there are various indications to back this. For example, the manner of handling animal in most of the farms in China as was revealed included handling them roughly, confining them to rows of inappropriate, small wire cages, (Steve Martindale, 2013). Indication that there was extreme anxiety as well as pathological behavior became prominent all through. At the same time high cub mortality and infanticide were as well indication of poor welfare.
Particularly between the months of November and December, foxes are usually sold, slaughtered, skinned after which their fur is processed. Slaughtering of these animals takes place adjacent to wholesale markets; this is the place where farmers avail their animals for purposes of trading whereas...
For these animals to reach here they cover long distances with horrendous conditions as they head for slaughter. Repeated blows are stunned to their head if not sung against the ground. The process of skinning starts with a knife at the rear of the belly after the animal was already hung up-side-down while the hind legs joined to a hook. Most of the animals tend to remain completely conscious as the process proceeds. Helpless, they continuously struggle as they try fighting back till the last ends. The evidence collected showed that breathing, directional body, eyelid movements and heart beat remained for 5 to 10 minutes.
There is need for the public to be aware of the truth regarding the manner in which animals on Chinese fur farms are treated, as well as the manner in which they die, to make majority of the population to stop wearing such misery products. After skinning alive, dogs, cats, rabbits, raccoon dogs and other animals for their fur in China, consumers within U.S. And abroad import this fur which is dyed so that its look resemble that one of other animals. At times they deliberately mislabel them as synthetic. Out of the entire fur garments that are sold in U.S. comes from China, where more than hundreds of dogs and more than 2 million cats suffers through a miserable life every year, (Graham, David, 2012).
Although the cultural and economic inertia that drives fur trade in Chinese is daunting, with everyone's effort there is high possibility of slowing down such juggernaut if dedicated efforts of educating…
