IDA Reveals Cruelty on Chinese Fur Farms at Embassy
Consumers Warned Animals Skinned Alive in China

Washington, D.C. & San Francisco, Calif.-- Holding posters reading “China: Stop Your Bloody Fur Trade,” and  members of In Defense of Animals (IDA) will gather in front of the Embassy of China to expose passersby to “the true price of fur” and urge them to shun any garment made with fur. As a result of its cheaper production, China has become the foremost fur supplier to the U.S. Video footage of a recent investigation of fur farms in China, where millions of foxes, minks, rabbits and raccoons are killed - revealing horrific cruelty - will be screened:

When: Friday, September 23, 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m.
Where: Embassy of China, 2300 Connecticut Ave.
Contact: Kristie Phelps, IDA, (757) 423-0093 or (757) 553-8624

When: Friday, September 23, 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m.
Where: Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China, 1450 Laguna Street (near Geary Blvd.)
Contact: Karen Steele (415) 388-9641, ext. 217 or (415) 686-0869

A investigation of fur farms in China—where 80% of the world’s fur comes from—showed workers attempting to stun animals by repeatedly slamming them against the ground or bashing their heads with clubs. Such unreliable methods left many animals fully conscious, visibly blinking and breathing for as long as ten minutes after the fur was ripped from their bodies. Fur from China ends up in stores all across America. 

Activists want shoppers to realize that animals suffer for all fur, even the kind inconspicuously used as trim on coats, ear muffs, or gloves. Animals killed for fur in the U.S. fare no better. On U.S. fur farms, the standard methods of killing animals for “ranched fur” are gassing, neck breaking, poisoning, or anal or vaginal electrocution. The fur may even come from wild animals caught in steel-jaw traps where they suffer excruciating pain, often for days, before having their chests stomped on or their necks broken by trappers. Beavers caught in underwater traps struggle frantically for up to 20 minutes before drowning.

“Consumers beware: Whether it’s a small bit of fur trim on a cuff or a full-length coat, buying any garment with fur supports the bloody fur trade,” says IDA spokesperson Kristie Phelps.

Many celebrated designers, such as Stella McCartney and Todd Oldham, refuse to design with fur and recently, several prominent retail chains including Victoria’s Secret and Forever 21 have pledged not to sell real fur. 

For more information on IDA’s anti-fur campaign, please visit: www.FurKills.org.