Environmental impacts of fur farming
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environmental-impacts-of-fur-farming-187-5029492
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Environmental impacts of fur farming
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Fur farming is the process of breeding animals in captivity for the sake of harvesting their fur to be sold primarily for clothing purposes.
Fur is no longer primarily obtained through animal trapping; most fur comes from farms, where animals are raised to be killed for their fur. Fur farming operations provide about 80 percent of overall fur production. Common sources of fur include mink, raccoon, and fox. Up to 30 million mink furs are produced annually in North America and Europe. The product
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impacts_of_fur_farming
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2019-02-04T01:57:29Z
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2024-09-08T21:09:40Z
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