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Monday, September 03, 2001. From the American Humane Association
The Lack Of Compassion In Fashion

Fur is nice, but the way its obtained can be frightening.

There is no humane way to make a fur coat. Animals raised on fur ranches are not (as the industry would like you to believe) a humane alternative to trapping animals. In fact, just like trapping, there are no laws regulating how animals may be killed, so anything goes. The animals may be drowned, poisoned, gassed with carbon monoxide, suffocated in a coffee can, or tied upside down and beaten in the head.

The most common and gruesome form of killing is by electrocution. An electrical cable is clamped into the animal's mouth and another is inserted into the rectum. The animal suffers extreme pain during this process.

Animals who are trapped in the wild die cruel and inhumane deaths, too. Most trapped animals are caught in steel-jaw leghold traps- a device so inhumane that it has been banned in 65 countries, but not in the U.S. An animal caught in one of these traps is said to experience pain comparable to a human getting his hand slammed in a car door- and then not being able to remove it. If the animal does not die from the injuries sustained by the trap, then it could succumb to starvation, dehydration, freezing temperatures, or predator attacks. Trappers who find animals still alive kill them in any number of ways, including a blow to the chest (to suffocate the creature or crush his heart), drowning, or hitting them in the head with a blunt instrument.

Help stop suffering. Ask you friends and family to not buy furs or any product with fur lining. Let others know that wearing clothing made from so much suffering is not fashionable.
You can make a difference.