Sunday, August 10, 2025

The Biggest Animal Welfare Victory of the 21st Century (so far)

Good news! Next is replacing animal testing for medical and other research!

P.S. I was not able to find a news release on the website of Humane World for Animals regarding these data.

"“In just one decade, a longtime fashion mainstay has been relegated to the sidelines of both haute couture runways and bargain clothing racks: fur.

In 2014, over 140 million minks, foxes, chinchillas, and raccoon dogs — a small, fox-like East Asian species — around the world were farmed and killed for their fur. By 2024, that number plummeted to 20.5 million, according to an analysis from the nonprofit Humane World for Animals using data from governments and industry … ..."

The Biggest Animal Welfare Victory of the 21st Century - Human Progress


Fur Farming – A Failing Industry "New data shows fur industry loses economic relevance"

Again it is China, the worst offender (like e.g. CO2 emissions)




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