An electrocuted fox. A gassed mink. A rabbit with its neck broken. This is how we get fur linings, trims, and coats.

Factory fur farms provide about 85% of the fashion industry's fur. Not only are their methods for killing our furry friends barbaric, but they force these poor animals to live their entire lives in tiny wire cages. When Amanda found out about these fur farm horrors, she started a Care2 petition to ban fur farms in the U.S. Will you sign her petition?

Just like most other types of factories, the only thing that factory fur farms care about is their bottom line. There is no thought put into whether or not their animals are being treated humanely. Instead, they try to maximize their space by cramming as many cages into their facilities as possible.

Many fur farms are housed in dirty warehouses filled with long lines of cages that only allow the animals room to take a few steps in each direction. They spend their entire miserable lives barely able to move.

Sadly, there are currently no federal humane slaughter laws in the U.S. that can protect these foxes, minks, rabbits, and other animals valued for their furs. Factory fur farms often think only about what is most cost-effective when picking a method for slaughter, rather than what would cause the least amount of suffering.

No living thing should ever be put through the horror experienced by animals in factory fur farms, but putting them through torture just so people can line their coats with real fur makes it even worse. Please sign Amanda's petition demanding that the U.S. government ban fur farms. Together we might be able to bring enough attention to this inhumane treatment of animals that we can start shutting down the fur farm industry.

Click Here to Sign To ban Fur Farms in America. Target is to President Obama and we've got 124,433 supporters, help us get to 150,000.

Also, Please help to Stop the Expansion of Atrocious Mink Fur Farm.

Target: Brant County Planning Advisory Committee Member Mayor Ron Eddy

Goal: Stop the expansion of a fur farm that currently holds 1,200 minks.

Petition: Click Here To Help!

A fur farm that currently holds 1,200 minks wants to expand their farm so they imprison up to 4,000 animals. Not only is fur completely unnecessary, but many animals go insane from the cramped and dirty conditions they live in. Fur farms typically hold their minks in bare, crammed, wire cages. Minks in the wild occupy territories up to two and a half miles. In the cages, they can barely move a few steps.

Minks are also semi-aquatic animals, and while locked up in cages, they are unable to reach water where they can swim. All of these restrictions lead to excessive stress in minks. Sometimes the stress can be so damaging that the animals will become cannibalistic. Not only does fur farming cause harm to the animals, but it also leads to excessive animal waste which can pollute the nearby environment.

The fur farm planning the expansion is Willow Pond Farm in Ontario. It is the Brant County Planning Advisory Committee that decides whether or not Willow Pond Farm is allowed to do this expansion. Sign this petition and demand that the Committee does not allow the expansion which will lead to more animals being imprisoned and killed just for their coats.

PETITION LETTER:

Dear Mayor Eddy,

A fur farm by the name of Willow Pond Farm has recently asked for your approval of a building permit. This permit would allow Willow Pond Farm to hold more than double the amount of animals they currently imprison. As of this moment, up to 1,200 minks are being held, bred, and killed for their fur on this farm. If the permit was approved, this number would increase up to 4,000 animals.

In today’s day and age, fur is not a necessity and I am hoping that you truly consider this expansion from the animals’ point of view. Minks held in small cages experience excessive stress and even physical health problems. In addition to all of the animal health problems, fur farms produce a lot of animal waste. All of this waste can pollute the nearby environments.

For the happiness and health of your community, humans and animals, I hope you really think about the downfalls of this expansion.

Sincerely,

[Your Name Here]

Photo Credit: Jo-Anne McArthur