Anti-Fur Links
~ All descriptions and quotes come from the respected websites ~
The Observer, Sunday November 27, 05
"The undercover investigation into the production and sale of cat and dog fur began nearly 8 years ago with Humane Society of the US sending an investigator into China to determine how extensive the trade was. It turned out to be a staggering 2 million cats and dogs raised under cruel conditions and then skinned alive, strangled or stabbed solely for their furs and skins. There is no cultural aspect of this - it is purely for money.
Undercover investigators documented warehouses in China filled to capacity with skins and pelts awaiting shipment to the US, Russia and the EU.
Asian merchants bragged that they could fraudulently label any item to confuse consumers, dye it to appear as though it was faux fur (or even mink) or not label it at all.
The US banned the import, export, sale and production of cat and dog fur in the US in 2002 -- when evidence was shown that dog fur was being sold on parka jackets at the Burlington Coat Factory and on cat figurines on sale at Hallmark. Both retailers had no idea the items contained real fur."
Dec 2005
For 11 short weeks, PETA's supporters waged a vigorous campaign against retailer J.Crew, capturing headlines and attention throughout the nation, demanding that the chain stop selling fur clothing, fur trim, and other fur items. This pressure, along with a tremendous outcry from J.Crew's own customers, who were shocked to see that the retailer was supporting the violent and bloody fur industry, paid off: On November 30, 2005, J.Crew confirmed that it will no longer sell any fur.
Joining the ranks of top fashion retailers H&M, Forever 21, and others that have adopted fur-free policies, J.Crew is sending a powerful message to the clothing industry that putting rabbits, coyotes, foxes, and other animals through horrible lives and torturous deaths will not be tolerated.
"Dogs - including breeds you're familiar with, such as German shepards and Chow Chows - are bludgeoned or bled to death. Cats are typically strangled by wire nooses. Others are boiled alive."
"....the cruelty and carnage taking place daily on fur farms around the world, including widespread slaughter of nearly 2,000,000 cats and hundreds of thousands of dogs in China every year."
"Once they have been killed, their coats are "processed" into clothing, glove linings, coat collars, fury figurine knick-knacks - even cuff links - and shipped to destinations around the world, including the United States and Canada."
"To kill rabbits, fur farmers break the animals’ necks, smash their skulls, or use vaginal or anal electrocution to kill them before stringing them up by their legs to cut off their heads. Some are even skinned alive. Other animals watch as this horrific violence is taking place."
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