Going fur-free

At Humane World for Animals, we work to end the use of animals in fashion by campaigning against fur and other forms of cruelty in the clothing industry. We advocate for policies that ban fur farming and fur sales, pressure retailers to drop real fur, and educate the public about animal-friendly fashion choices.

Our goal is clear: a truly fur-free future where clothing and accessories no longer rely on the suffering of animals.

Cruel statistics

Whether confined in fur factory farms or trapped in the wild using archaic metal traps, animals suffer greatly for the fur trade. Fur production is outdated and completely unnecessary. Many warm, fashionable, animal-friendly alternatives are readily available. 

10s of millions

of animals

each year are killed for fur worldwide

1,600+

brands, designers and retailers

around the world have pledged to go fur-free

23

countries

have banned fur farming

Take a look inside the issue

Most people don’t know how much an animal suffered for the fur trim on a jacket or pompom on a hat. Many also don’t know where the trim really comes from, or what life is like on a fur farm.

Jo-Anne McArthur/SPCA

Facts about the fur trade

Millions of animals suffer and are killed around the world each year for frivolous fur fashion. Get the facts about this terrible industry.

Fur cruelty

There is nothing humane about trapping an animal in the wild or confining a wild animal in a small wire cage for its entire life, depriving it of the ability to run, dig or swim, only to be killed for fashion.

Jo-Anne McArthur/SPCA Montreal

Fur farming

No fur production is humane. There is nothing humane about trapping a wild animal in an archaic trap or raising a wild animal in a small wire cage for their entire life, depriving them of the the ability to run, dig or swim, only to be brutally killed for frivolous fashion.

BornFreeUSA/HSI/The HSUS

Fur trapping

In the wild, animals are caught in archaic metal traps, suffering for hours or even days, unable to escape or seek shelter or water, before being beaten or suffocated. This terrible cruelty is for frivolous fur trim on jackets, hats and gloves. 

Sally Ivens/HSI

Disease and environment

Not only is the fur trade cruel to animals, but it also has a huge carbon footprint and scientists have called it out as being a serious threat to public health. Fur factory farms and tanneries pump toxic waste and chemicals such as chromium and formaldehyde into our soil and waterways, devastating local ecosystems.

Our work around the world

Campaigns

Take action

The fur trade is now in serious decline, but many millions of animals still continue to suffer each year. Help us put pressure on policymakers and fashion brands to end the fur trade for good.

Petitions

Stop fur farming in Europe

The evidence is clear, the moral case undeniable and EU citizens overwhelmingly demand change.

Sign your name to tell companies to say no to cruel fashion

Millions of foxes, mink, raccoon dogs and chinchillas spend their entire lives trapped in tiny wire cages before being killed and skinned for so-called fashion.

End cruel and deadly fur farming worldwide

Farming cause immense animal suffering and appalling conditions make fur farms a breeding ground for pandemic disease spread from animals to humans.

Ban fur farming across Canada

Hundreds of thousands of animals—mostly mink and foxes—are living in misery on factory fur farms in Canada. Join our call for an end to this cruelty.

Small afraid fox kit looks out of cage on fur farm

Kristo Muurimaa/Oikeutta Elaimille

Living cruelty-free

Fur-free fashion matters

Fur fashion comes at a devastating cost to animals. Every year, tens of millions of animals, including mink, foxes, raccoon dogs, and more, are killed for their fur. These animals are kept in filthy, cramped cages and subjected to cruel killing methods, or caught in brutal metal traps unable to seek shelter or food before being drowned or crushed to death, all in the name of profit and fashion. But fashion doesn’t have to be cruel. Fur-free fashion is compassionate, innovative, and increasingly in demand. Designers, consumers, and major brands around the world are rejecting fur—and together, we can help make fur a thing of the past.

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