Mink Fur - Leather

The exploitation of minks on fur farms constitutes one of the cruellest forms of the fur industry. Minks are solitary, semi-aquatic animals and extremely active in the wild, where they roam vast territories. In captivity, they are confined for their entire lives in cramped wire mesh cages, aligned in endless rows, with no access to water or a natural environment. This extreme confinement causes severe psychological disorders in them, resulting in stereotyped behaviors such as obsessive spinning, self-mutilation, and cannibalism.

The breeding and rearing period is marked by high mortality and constant suffering. Disastrous hygiene conditions and overcrowding promote the spread of disease. When slaughter time comes, usually at just a few months of age to preserve fur quality, the methods used are particularly brutal and aimed at not damaging the pelt: gassing with carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide, or anal electrocution. This archaic industry inflicts immeasurable physical and mental distress on millions of individuals for purely superfluous products.