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ANIMALS KILLED
FOR FOOD
Chickens/Hens
Cows/Calves
Pigs
Turkeys
Ducks/Geese
Fish
ANIMALS KILLED
FOR SPORT/FASHION
Hunting
Fishing
Trapping/Fur
ANIMALS KILLED FOR
SCIENCE/EDUCATION
ANIMALS EXPLOITED
FOR ENTERTAINMENT
Circus
Rodeo
Aquaria/Zoo
Other
COMPANION ANIMALS,
WILDLIFE, AND MARINE
MAMMALS
ENVIRONMENT/PLANET
HUMAN HEALTH/DIET
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ANIMALS
KILLED FOR SPORT/FASHION
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"There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife
or with a gun and destroy those who are weaker than he is."
Isaac Bashevis Singer
"Killing animals for sport, for pleasure, for adventures, and
for hides and furs is a phenomenon which is at once disgusting
and distressing. There is no justification in indulging in such
acts of brutality."
His
Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama of Tibet
"Behind every beautiful fur, there is a story. It is a bloody,
barbaric story."
Mary
Tyler Moore
"When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when the
tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity."
George Bernard Shaw
What
You Can Do
Support legislation banning canned hunts on a federal, state,
and local levels. Tell your federal senators and representatives
to support legislation prohibiting canned hunting. If your
county or state has no law against canned hunting, push for such
a bill.
Ask your local zoo about its policy on surplus animals and their
disposition. Ask zoo officials to make a commitment to provide
any animal born in their facility with responsible, lifelong
care.
Do not support the trade of wild animals in any form—as pets,
products, or entertainment.
Oppose the establishment of hunts or game ranches in your
community. Apply local anti-cruelty laws to existing hunt
situations.
Speak out about canned hunts. Write letters to your local
newspaper about canned hunts or canned hunt legislation
affecting your community.
Do not buy any fur coats or fur-trimmed garments. Encourage your
friends and family to do the same.
Complain to store managers where fur is sold -- boycott those
stores until they change their fur policy.
Speak up when a fur is worn in public. Politely, but firmly, ask
the wearer if they are aware of the unseen cruelty of fur.
Other Useful Resources
The Humane Society of the U.S.
Coalition to Abolish Fur Trade
Friends of Animals
The Fund for Animals
Fur is Cruel |
Here
are the facts:
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More than 100 million animals are reported killed by hunters each
year. That number does not include the millions of animals for
which kill figures are not maintained by state wildlife agencies.
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The vast majority of species that are hunted -- waterfowl, upland
birds, mourning doves, squirrels, raccoons, rabbits, crows,
coyotes, etc. -- provide minimal sustenance and do not require
population control.
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Each year, more than 40 million animals are killed for their fur:
mink, fox, bobcat, beavers, raccoon, lynx, chinchilla, coyote,
fisher, marten, muskrat, opossum, otter, skunk, weasel -— the list
goes on and on. Each piece of fur trim represents an animal who
suffered and died; a full coat represents many animals. There is
no reason to kill animals for fashion, and many reasons not to.
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Animals suffer for days in steel-jawed leg-hold traps before being
killed by one of a variety of methods: standing on their chests to
crush their lungs, shooting them, clubbing them, stabbing them, or
by other equally cruel methods.
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Thousands of animals, referred to by the fur industry as “trash
animals,” are caught in traps every year, including birds,
reptiles, squirrels, dogs, cats and sometimes even children.
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Ranch-raised fur-bearing animals live their entire lives in tiny
wire cages where only minimal survival needs are met. Animals
often become insane from lack of mental stimulation and sometimes
mutilate themselves by chewing at their own paws and tails.
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Animals on fur ranches are killed by a variety of methods,
including anal electrocution. A metal rod is inserted into the
anus and electrified as the animal is forcibly held down.
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Cat, dog, and rabbit fur is commonly used as trim on many
garments.
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takes the following number of animals to make one 40-inch coat: 16
coyote, 18 lynx, 60 mink, 45 opossum, 20 otter, 42 red fox, 40
raccoon, 50 sable, 8 seal, 50 muskrat and 15 beaver. This doesn't
count the number of trash animals also killed in the process.
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Killing methods include: Drowned in leg-hold, body-crushing trap,
clubbed, suffocated, shot after being caught in leg-hold trap,
hunted and shot, electrocuted (genital or ear-to-foot), neck
broken, poisoned, strangled by snare, poisoned (by injection), or
gassed.
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Any and all proceeds will be donated to various AR organizations.
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