ACTAsia’s extensive report on China’s multi-billion-dollar fur industry exposes brutal animal treatment and calls for urgent action to end cruel practices. COVID-19 has impacted the global industry, providing opportunities for the domestic fur market in China.

There are no penalties for abusing animals on fur farms in China, which is the world’s largest fur exporter, supplying more than half of the finished fur garments imported for sale in the United States.

China supplies more than half of the finished fur garments imported for sale in the United States. Even if a fur garment’s label says it was made in a European country, the animals were likely raised and slaughtered elsewhere—possibly on an unregulated Chinese fur farm.

6 days ago · From 2023 to 2024, the number of fur production businesses in China decreased from 18,053 to 10,707 — an estimated 41% bankruptcy rate. China’s fur clothing export also fell by 61% between 2019 and 2022, with an especially sharp decline in exports to Russia.

the challenge to ban fur farming in China is considerable. As a result of the changes in the Danish fur industry, mink pelt prices in China have increased by as much as 30% within one year, an unprecedented situation in over a decade (NBD, 2020). The fur industry in China assesses that in the short term, there will be a

Jan 20, 2025 · Animal Equality is calling for more countries to ban fur farming, which has boomed in China. China is now the world’s biggest importer of fur despite already producing a quarter of the world’s pelts, according to the International Fur Trade Federation.

As the sea otter population was depleted, the maritime fur trade diversified and was transformed, tapping new markets and commodities while continuing to focus on the Northwest Coast and China. It lasted until the middle to late 19th century.

Nov 28, 2024 · A team of their researchers visited several fur farms in China and found thousands of animals living in cruel, cramped conditions, showing clear signs of distress and neglect.

Jan 18, 2021 · A survey of 400 high-income Chinese residents, predominantly Vogue and GQ readers, by Vogue Business and market research group Dynata, shows that demand for fur in China is likely to remain robust for now — but there are …

Mar 19, 2015 · The fur industry is constantly hiding and glamourising it's cruel trade in order to cover up the truth: animals on fur farms suffer horrific abuse. We have documented this reality to show you what is hidden behind the dark cages which imprison animals in the name of a fur coat.