FUR | SKIN
The real price of fur must be measured in deaths–not dollars. To make one fur coat you must kill at least fifty-five wild mink, thirty-five ranched mink, forty sables, eleven lynx, eighteen red foxes, eleven silver foxes, one hundred chinchillas, thirty rex rabbits, nine beavers, thirty muskrats, fifteen bobcats, twenty-five skunks, fourteen otters, one hundred twenty-five ermines, thirty possums, one hundred squirrels, or twenty-seven raccoons.
Every year, the well-organized fur trade spends millions of dollars to glamorize fur coats and accessories and to mask the real price of fur: pain, mutilation, and death for millions of animals. IDA
PETA
Animals Used for Clothing: Skin, Fur, and Feathers
PETA’s Vegan Clothing Shopping Guide
HSUS
Because animals need their fur coats more than we do.
Fur flies with new HSUS exposé of retailers selling real fur as fake
Animals with fur suffer immensely in the name of “fashion.” Fortunately, more and more brands, designers and retailers are going fur-free. The companies listed below have announced that they don’t sell animal fur or are phasing in a fur-free policy. (Please note that leather and shearling are not covered under a fur-free policy.)
Refer to our humane shopping guide, but always double-check any fur-trimmed product before buying it: Examine the material the hair comes out of to make sure it is woven fabric and not skin, and look at the ends of hairs—they should not be tapered (animal), though blunt ends could be either faux or sheared animal fur.
If you are a consumer and your favorite apparel company isn’t listed below, contact them to see if they have a fur-free policy. If they do, thank them with supportive messages and online comments. If they do not, politely let them know you won’t support them while they profit from cruelty. Your efforts will not only help expand our fur-free list, but also show decision-makers that consumers prioritize animal welfare.
Additional Resources
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Fur-Free Retailers, Designers, and Brands
- To view only Fur-Free, Vegan retailers in list/country form, please click Fur-Free Retailers | Vegan Retailers
Whom Do I Contact for More Information about the Fur Free Retailer Program in My Country?
PDF List of Fur-Free Retailers
Dressing Cruelty Free: Vegan Companies
Shopping Guide to Compassionate Clothing- Quick Reference Guide
Cruelty Uncaged, A Review of Fur Farming in North America
Consumers for a Fur-Free Society
Bloody Harvest: Fur Their Sake, Make It Fake
Bloody Harvest: The Real Cost of Fur
Toxic Fur | Poisons in Fur | Poisonous Substances in Fur [3 Documents]
IDA’s Anti-Fur Literature to Order for Campaigns
PETA’s Fur-Free Demo Checklist
IDA’s Fur Kills Handout or Poster
Link to Additional Sample Anti-Fur Letters
Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2010 Brief
Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2010 Facts
Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2010 Language
More Leather Alternatives, Including Mail & Internet
Is It Real or Fake Fur?
Leather & Fur Alternatives
Dressing Cruelty Free: Vegan Companies
Shopping Guide to Compassionate Clothing- Quick Reference Guide
Cruelty Uncaged, A Review of Fur Farming in North America
Consumers for a Fur-Free Society
Bloody Harvest: Fur Their Sake, Make It Fake
Bloody Harvest: The Real Cost of Fur
Poisons in Fur
Brief Profile of Discovered Poisonous Substances in Fur
IDA’s Anti-Fur Literature to Order for Campaigns
PETA’s Fur-Free Demo Checklist
IDA’s Fur Kills Handout or Poster
SAMPLE MESSAGE
To Whom It Concerns,
I am shocked to discover that you are commercially engaged in the fur industry. Due to the inherently-brutal industry of fur farming, any products derived for or from the suffering and killing of animals should be rejected, and I am respectfully requesting that you discontinue profiting off the exploitation of animals.
Please watch the undercover footage of the industry you promote, barbaric demonstrations of fur in general:
Humans are capable, indeed obligated, to acknowledge animals as sentient beings who, like humans, experience love, anguish, pain, and suffering. Human apathy as established by the usage of fabrications and euphemisms reflects a lack of respect, not only for animals, but also for humans, and I implore upon you to examine your role in the suffering of animals and your unscrupulous conduct as host to such a cruel business. As such, as long as you unnecessarily and selfishly capitalizes on the mutilation, torture, and death of animals, I will not financially support you or your associated products. Furthermore, I will share this information with family, friends, colleagues, and members of online communities.
Please make both the ethical and responsible decision to discontinue your commercial support of fur immediately: join an increasing body of corporations who are listening to a concerned and attentive consumer population who refuse to be complicit in the inherently malicious industry of fur farming in all stages of “production”. I hope this letter finds you willing to scrutinize your own involvement and desire to protect, rather than harm, animals.
Sincerely,
NAME, ADDRESS
Click HERE for additional Anti-Fur Letters you may use.
Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2010
1. [111th] H.R.2480 : Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2010
Sponsor: Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] (introduced 5/19/2009) Cosponsors (170)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
House Reports: 111-571
Latest Major Action: 8/5/2010 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2. [111th] S.1076 : Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2009
Sponsor: Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] (introduced 5/19/2009) Cosponsors (32)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 5/19/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2010 Facts
Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2010 Language
Trackbacks
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- They die piece by piece : Investigation reveals rampant cruelty in industrial slaughterhouses « Our Compass
- Shortly before the global action weekend: Escada announces to go completely fur-free! « Our Compass
- Listen to them, they are screaming … « Our Compass
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- Wild animals can relax as hunting may soon be prohibited, please send another pro-ban/anti-fur sample message « Our Compass
- In search of intelligence … just not finding much. « Our Compass
- Two Fur Issues, Two Automatic Messages, Two Minutes … Thank you. « Our Compass
- Israeli conservatives force fur ban off the table « Our Compass
- Fur Alert: Giorgio Armani Shows No Compassion for Any Creatures. Take Action! « Our Compass
- Three issues, three actions: First Fruits, Sarah Palin, Alamogordo Chimpanzees « Our Compass
- Mango & Inditex are torturing animals again: please send message, samples provided. « Our Compass
- Fur is RED not GREEN: The Poisons in Fur « Our Compass
- Please Urge President Obama to Sign the Truth in Fur Labeling Act « Our Compass
- Five alerts including hunting and fur, please take action. « Our Compass
- Five quick petitions, please participate « Our Compass
- Four fast petitions: fur, greyhounds, puppy mills, gay rights « Our Compass
- Stop genetically engineered foal study & fur industry in Canada « Our Compass
- Please write Wolff Public Relations to urge INTERMIX to stop selling fur: Sample Letter « Our Compass
- Please take action on five issues: sharks, consumer rights, greyhounds, fur-bearing animals « Our Compass
- Please Stop Selling Fur, Barneys & Urge States to Crack Down on Fur Farms « Our Compass
- Send two letters to Max Mara protesting their use of fur « Our Compass
- Urge Danish Designer ‘By Malene Birger’ to Go Fur-Free « Our Compass
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- Nine Shocking Fur Facts « Our Compass
- Wearing Pain: Canada Goose’s Fur Policy Is Lame and Self-Serving « Our Compass
- Down Production: Birds Abused for Their Feathers « Our Compass
- VIDEO Movie Trailers; CRY OF THE INNOCENT: The Voices That Can’t Speak | STOP ANIMAL ABUSE
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JUST SAY NO TO FUR!
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