They are then killed using brutal methods, all in the name of fashion. Minks and foxes are two of the most common species on farms. According to the U. By , the industry had declined significantly due to a reduction in consumer demand and major fashion brands going fur-free. In , mink production dropped even further to 1.
The U. Overall, much is unknown about the U. While the fur industry was already in decline before the pandemic, the effects of the global pandemic took an even larger toll on the fur trade. Like humans, minks are incredibly sensitive to respiratory illnesses, and mink farms have proved to be a perfect breeding ground for the spread of COVID Millions of minks on fur farms around the world, including in the U.
Mutated strains of the virus in minks then infected dozens of people, resulting in warnings from disease prevention experts that the evolution of the virus in mink could undermine the effectiveness of future vaccines in humans.
With more than 20 million minks killed in response to the outbreaks, several countries have suspended or completely ended fur production. In Denmark alone, the largest European fur producer, the entire mink population of 17 million animals was culled, including the animals on non-infected farms. The main components of feed are wastes and by-products from the commercial meat, poultry, egg and fishing industries — meat and other by products which would not be used for human consumption.
The diet may be supplemented with industrial fish as fishmeal , vegetable protein and cereals plus certain minerals and vitamins. Fur farm research projects have been and continue to be undertaken at universities and research centers in Canada, Denmark, Finland and Norway, and in the U. Fur farmers, as with all farmers, have environmental best management practices to follow and must adhere to environmental laws and regulations.
Requirements vary from province to province, but all address manure management and waste disposal, air and water quality, biodiversity protection and other land stewardship measures. Canadian fur farmers also operate under provincial and territorial legislation and national Codes of Practice covering animal welfare. Fur Farming. The BC SPCA is opposed to killing animals for clothing and fashion — wild animals suffer when raised on fur farms and can experience cruel deaths when killed in nature.
Fur farming is inherently inhumane, as wild animals are bred and stocked as products in captivity. Even after generations of hand-raising, these animals are wild in nature and still have the animal welfare needs of their wild counterparts. Hundreds of thousands of animals are farmed for their fur in Canada each year, the most common two animals being mink and fox.
In , 98 mink farms and 27 fox farms existed across Canada. In that year, over , mink were killed for fur in B. As of , there are 9 mink farms and one chinchilla farm in B.
Fortunately, there are no fox farms in B. The BC SPCA recognizes and affirms the inherent rights of Indigenous peoples to harvest and trap native animals for cultural, ceremonial, and traditional purposes.
Commercial fur farms limit the economic opportunities of Indigenous people by flooding the market with industrially raised goods and are inherently in conflict with traditional Indigenous values. Mink are bred once per year and give birth in the spring. After being weaned from their mothers, mink are housed in small, wire mesh cages. Come winter when their fur coats are fully developed, they are killed on-site at the farm.
The furs are shipped to an auction house where they are graded and sold, often to international markets. Mink oil is also harvested and commonly used as a leather conditioner. Farmed mink in B. The released animals can upset the natural ecosystem and most will not survive.
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