Mislabling of Fur Products

The Canadian labeling law requires manufacturers of furry farms to indicate when fur is used for goods. However, the type of fur is not mandatory. Cats and dog fur sales are forbidden in the United States and most other Western European countries. However, there are no restrictions on importing and exporting fur in Canada, and endangered species are not included. Employers at Chinese furry farms think that marketability will be enhanced if cats and dogs' furs are mistaken for 'rabbits',' raccoons' or other species and sent to other countries.

Furs used in animals captured from the wild are not considered cultured furs, but are called "wild fur". Most farmed furs in the world are produced by European farmers. There are 6,000 furry farms in the EU. EU accounts for 63% of world mink production and 70% of fox production. Denmark is a major producer of mink, accounting for about 28% of world production. Other major producing countries include China, the Netherlands, Russia, and the United States. Finland is the largest supplier of fox fur in the United States. America is a major exporter of fur. The main export markets are China, Russia, Canada, the European Union. The percentage of total exports increased from 22% in 1998 to 47% in 2002. China is the world's largest fur importer and the largest exporter of finished fur products.

Saga Furs (one of the world's largest fur auction houses) is very active in China when selling its products, and the animal welfare law is very limited. Brigit Oele, project manager for Fur Freedom Alliance (FFA) owned by 40 International, says: Constitution of the alliance Animal protection group (Bont voor Dieren and The Fur - Bearers are members) They share resources and tactics, and cooperate in research projects and activities. FFA convinced many luxury retailers such as Armani Group and Hugo Boss to use it for free and closed the world's fur trade as "unified front"