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A new investigation shines a spotlight inside five fur farms in northern China, sparking renewed calls for an end to fur imports around the world.

Every wild impulse these animals have to run, swim, nest and dig is thwarted again and again, causing chronic stress. Many of them repeatedly pace or bob their heads, both signs of psychological distress. Essentially, they spend their short lives going crazy before being electrocuted or bludgeoned to death.

New investigation of fur farms in China adds to urgency to ban fur imports Until the systems that profit from tormenting and killing animals no longer exist, we will keep exposing unthinkably cruel realities. That’s why we are releasing another investigation exposing fur farms, this time in China, the biggest fur-producing country in the world. Our new exposé, following...

According to a former chief executive for the British Fur Trade, "If it is morally and legally wrong to keep, say, a dog caged for its entire life, why is it ok for a fox? A raccoon dog? A mink or chinchilla? By any measure of social and political ethics, this is inconsistent and hypocritical."

"Later, when they asked if I would support the campaign to abolish the fur trade I readily agreed."

It’s inherently cruel’: former fur industry boss now backs total EU ban For over 10 years I spent my professional life promoting and defending the fur trade. As director of standards for the International Fur Federation, I oversaw compliance with international and national welfare regulations and industry standards. I was also chief executive for the British Fur Trade.

"But we know that animals like mink can contract respiratory viruses from humans, whether we’re talking about certain types of coronavirus strains or even some types of flu virus strains. They can contract those viruses, incubate them, allowing them to mutate, and then pass them back to people. This is a huge risk. And again, the point is that this is an industry in decline that is not used to keep people alive. It’s really just to support luxury demand."

Measures must be taken now to prevent pandemics at the source, says epidemiologist “[The]cruel irony here [is] that the world cannot get its act together to address these threats … people are dying, animals are suffering, we’re losing rainforest … these are all interconnected threats,” Neil Vora tells me on this week’s episode of the Mongabay Newscast, just a day after...