Aversion to the practice is highest among women (85%). citizens (25%) are in favor of killing animals for their fur. A poll released in September 2020 confirmed that only one-in-four U.S. As members of the public learned about the cruel conditions faced by animals on fur farms, they have turned their back on the practice in droves. Wearing animal fur as clothing has been steadily falling out of fashion for decades. There is absolutely no excuse to have fur in our closets in 2020, and the risk to animal welfare and public health absolutely cannot be justified for such a frivolous purpose as a fashion fad.” Some states were found to have no regulations at all to provide even minimum protection for animals in fur farms while others could not even tell Born Free researchers which of their departments of state had responsibility for fur farm oversight and governance.Īngela Grimes, CEO of Born Free USA, says, “In addition to the significant animal suffering involved in fur farming, the fact that we are now seeing concrete evidence of fur farms as a source of COVID-19 during the ongoing global pandemic makes the call to end this cruel industry in the United States all the more urgent. has fallen behind and has taken no progressive steps to protect animals from this miserable fate in more than a decade, says Born Free USA. Titled Silent Suffering in Our Own Backyard: Fur Farming in the United States, the new research highlights serious failings in both animal welfare regulation and oversight and a negligent disregard for public health in light of the recent outbreak of COVID-19 in multiple fur farms in Utah, Wisconsin, and Michigan.ĭespite many countries around the world banning the cruel practice of farming animals for the sole purpose of skinning them to use their pelts for clothing, the U.S.
Born Free USA, a global leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation, has today published a new report on the fur farming industry in the United States.
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