1000 Flowers for the Planet - #255 Discourage Fur Trade
I’m not actually against the wearing of fur, but I’m
definitely against animal cruelty, and this is where this trade seems to go
dreadfully wrong, with many animals needlessly suffering. According to Animals
Australia, 85% of the fur industry’s skins come from animals raised in battery
cages. This means the animals spend their lives in unnatural conditions, unable
to act normally and eventually displaying disturbing behaviours. Other furs are
acquired through traps in the wild, a painful way for any creature to be caught
and subsequently suffer prolonged pain until they are eventually killed. This
method is indiscriminate – many animals, not sought for fur, are captured in
traps and die agonising deaths. It could even be a domestic dog or cat. And
speaking of our beloved pooch or moggy, in China they are valued for their fur,
but conditions for these poor creatures is even worse as they are transported
in tiny wire cages, often not fed, can be strangled or beaten to death or even
skinned alive.
Now that I’ve finished vomiting – let me suggest that we
discourage fur trade and practices such as these mentioned. If you’ve got the
stomach for it (and I’m afraid I don’t), then read and watch the videos
provided at [http://www.animalsaustralia.org/issues/fur.php].
There’s got to be a better way.
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