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Facts:

In my book I found out about minks. Minks are a small animal that are well known for their fur. In my book there is a picture of a model wearing a mink coat and it was up to her ankle to neck. That means it probably took 50 minks to make one fur coat.

I found out that in the chinese language there was no symbol, (character), that represented the word animal cruelty, but now it is just recently added to the chinese language. This is the word... 虐待动物= animal cruelty

Traps: In my book there are facts about traps that are used to trap a animal. In the book there was a picture of a fox and it had a metal trap hooked around the fox's ankle. The trap looked very sharp so it probably hurt a lot. I think that is very inhumane.

Extra research: http://find.galegroup.com In Canada the steel jaw leg-hold trap and snare trap sadly are still legal in every province. Animals caught in traps suffer for days or are drowned or crushed to death.

Approximately 2 million animals are killed for their fur each year in Canada.

Other animals raised on " fur farms" live in tiny wire mesh cages and are killed by anal electrocution, gassing or strangulation.

Many people can't tell the difference between real and fake. Wearing real or fake fur creates the illusion that " fur is back". ?

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/28/style/28iht-rhkfur.4.10534443.html

"For Hong Kong women, fur is like diamonds, something to aspire for. It is part of the fairy tale," says Louise Kou, a high-society lifestyle consultant and a fur collector. "Hong Kong ladies love to dress up and be on top of international fashion trends. Fur is a big statement that we love for winter."

