Rabbits Endure Horrific Cruelty On Factory Farms In China
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Last month, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) revealed hideous new undercover footage that PETA-Asia recorded on angora factory farms in China, the world's largest producer of angora.
The video footage reveals heartbreaking cruelty to rabbits, whose long soft fur is used in sweaters, scarves, and other garments.
A PETA Asia undercover investigator visited a dozen angora rabbit farms in China, the source of 90 percent of the world's angora fur, and found rabbits screaming and writhing in pain as workers violently ripped the fur off their skin.
Rabbits endure this terrifying ordeal every three months for two to five years before being killed.
After they have been plucked bald, the rabbits lie motionless inside their tiny, filthy cages, stunned and in shock.
There are no penalties in China for animal abuse on rabbit farms and no standards that regulate the treatment of animals.
Following an appeal from PETA, Columbus (Ohio) based men's and women's retailer Express Inc. confirmed that it has banned products made with angora wool, saying, "We will no longer use angora and have already found some great alternative yarns."
UPDATE: January 27, 2014
Following an appeal from PETA, retail giant Gap, Inc., which owns Banana Republic, Old Navy, and Athlete, said that it has "no plans' to obtain angora wool.
PETA is urging the company to take the next logical step and permanently ban products made with angora, as dozens of other kind retailers---including Eddie Bauer, Forever 21, Limited Brands, Mango, H&M, Lands End, Calvin Klein, and Tommy Hilfiger---have already done.
http://www.peta.org/blog/major-retailers-drop-angora-wool/
PETA is the largest animal rights organization in the world, with more than 3 million members and supporters.
Many celebrities are PETA supporters, including Mash"s Mike Farrell.
Also, Pamela Anderson, Drew Barrymore, Alec Baldwin, John Gielgud, Bill Maher, Stella McCartney and Alicia Silverstone have all appeared in PETA ads.
For the record, I am in no way connected to PETA.
I am just a Democrat who loves animals and hates animal abuse of any kind.
This OP is about horrific animal abuse in China, not about PETA.
If you don't like PETA, for any reason, that's fine.
I'm not here to debate DUers about PETA, and I will put a "full block" on any DUer who tries to do so.
This OP is about sweet, gentle, beautiful creatures of God... rabbits.. who have their fur violently ripped off every three months, for 2 to 5 years,until they are killed; and, as far as I know, PETA is the only organization that is doing anything about it.
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