Following bans in over 20 countries, the fur farming industry is under pressure to transition, with significant welfare and economic implications.
Remaining fur farms in unregulated markets house mink and foxes in conditions that cause severe welfare harms. Chinese fox and raccoon dog farms documented by welfare organisations show extreme confinement and overcrowding. Slaughter methods including electrocution are painful when not properly administered. The collapse of the European fur industry has demonstrated that consumer goods can be produced without fur at comparable quality, undermining the economic justification for continued farming.