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 large companies come to buy stocks. 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 consumers on the true fur price are upheld. Since glimmers of hope is evidence, let each and everybody take action. For us to dismantle this fur trade as fast as possible, we should begin by showing it in our habits. Pledge never to buy fur from China, as well as encouraging the friends and family you have to take the same action. Majority of people are truly not heartless and they care for others and are willing to do the right thing. However most of these people are not aware of the cruelty behind the fur trim on their gloves or coats, while most of them tend to be misled by false labeling and fairy tales over fur farms, (Chiara Feddeck, 2012).
In case you have decided to stop, you should stop, there are fabulous fake furs, and it becomes very tricky to separate them from the real stuff, and as mention they deliberately mislabeled them. There are some other ways which might work of distinguishing them such as: closely looking at the substrate material, which might be leathery and skin-like (that one s real) on the other hand it might be woven like a rug (such is a fake one). Some people might opt to use flame test which still works. Taking a few strands that belong to the furry fibers of the garment then hold them over a small flame, if it is real fur, the smell will be like burning hair as well as leaving a strand of, well, burnt hair. However, many of the common synthetics, smell like burning plastic and melt to take the bead form just like plastic. Another way of distinguishing the fur is trying to push a pin through the base of the fur. In case it is the real one, there will be a leather backing hence becoming hard to force a pin through. A fake one will allow the pin to go through it easily. Moreover, you can as well blow on the fur for it to separates. A real fur will expose its layers of soft, almost wooly fur through which there is protruding longer hairs, while the backing should be leather. When it is fake, it will have a common single simple layer of almost identical hairs.
Conclusion
China fur has never proved worth buying for such a long time for there are still not definite rules and regulation that govern the fur trade so that the State can export a quality and look upon the manner of slaughtering that takes place in various part of the state. I have a feeling that after becoming aware of the malicious practices no fur from China will be bought as well as forming part of our garment or buying them.
Reference
Chiara Feddeck, (2012). Fur Is Not Fashionable: The Cruelty of The Fur Industry. Retrieved march 17, 2013 from http://www.witandfancy.com/2012/01/19/fur-is-not-fashionable-the-cruelty-of-the-fur-industry/
Steve Martindale, (2013). Best of PETA Prime: Help Shut Down the Chinese Fur Trade. Retrieved march 17, 2013 from http://prime.peta.org/2011/07/china
Graham, David,(2012). How Canada Gets Dog and Cat Fur from China. The Star.
