mink, fox, bobcat) according to agricultural standards on fur farms and 3) the simultaneous operation of A) a public wildlife exhibition by a non-profit "educational" organization, B) a private fur-production facility by an affiliated organization, C) a private meat-production facility by an affiliated organization, D) a private boarding, breeding, and sales facility for horses and dogs by an affiliated organization, etc. Endangered Species Act (ESA), and 2) the confinement of "Protected Wild Animals" that are normally protected as "Game" animals.Īnd the flip side of that question: which issues don't seem to be actionable? Those seem to include 1) the publication and presentation of misleading information in the guise of "educational" material 2) the captive breeding of certain wild animal species (e.g. What are the "actionable issues?" Two of them seem to be 1) The confinement of wild animal species listed under the U.S. Why clarify the misconceptions? To get to the actionable issues, and take action on them. To the contrary, the actual arrangements seem to be that 1) certain, popular and photogenic wild animals are kept for exhibition until their natural deaths (at which time, they're skinned for their fur) and 2) other wild animals (which might or might not have previously appeared on exhibit) are routinely bred, raised, and killed for their fur (and, presumably, their meat). that it only sells the fur after the animal's natural death).
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Several good reviews, analyses, and FAQs of the fur industry are available online (Born Free USA 2009, Change for Animals Foundation 2012).Ī couple of the common misconceptions in these blogs and articles is that 1) Fur-Ever Wild kills every animal for its fur, and 2) Fur-Ever Wild has ever claimed that it doesn't kill any animal for its fur (i.e. Endangered Species Act (ESA), the public exhibition of young animals that are later privately killed for their fur, and the solicitation of funds for the public exhibitions without reference to the private operations. Gray Wolf and Canada Lynx) that are listed under the U.S. Further complaints include the illegal keeping of species (i.e.
Basic complaints center on the inadequate space the operation provides for its captive wild animals, inadequate sanitation, and inadequate barriers between people and wildlife. Many blogs and short articles have been written about Fur-Ever Wild. It offers tours of caged wildlife lessons for Boy Scouts and other interested parties on trapping, skinning, and fur production "education" for the urban public on how farm animals and captive wildlife are kept and processed fur and taxidermy sales hog, goat, and horse meat production horse and dog boarding and feed sales.Īn index of some of the articles and documents about Fur-Ever Wild is available on the Petition site "Stop fur farm from exploiting and killing Endangered Gray Wolves for Their Fur" (Kosel 2015), including a 2012 court deposition in which the various legal entities associated with Fur-Ever Wild and their operations are described in detail (Petter 2012).Īnother general introduction is available in a personal narrative of a tour of the wild-animal exhibit (Welcome to MN 2015), including links to legal documents (USDA APHIS 2012, HSUS 2013) and other articles. One of Minnesota's many fur farms, Fur-Ever Wild, has been in the headlines recently.
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