"This is the first ever report from inside China’s fur farms. It is based on field and desk research carried out in 2004 and January 2005. Several farms in Hebei Province were visited as part of this field research. Numbers of animals held at these farms ranged from 50 to 6000. The report provides background information on the Chinese fur industry and describes and documents husbandry and slaughter practices. It goes on to place China’s role as the world’s largest exporter of fur garments into a global context, which involves direct links to the EU and the UK. It ends in a set of urgent recommendations for national and international policy makers, as well as members of the British and European public."

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