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Creating a World where Animal Welfare Matters and Animal Cruelty has Ended
Being a compassionate traveler means making a difference to animal welfare wherever you are
Learn more about protecting animals from the fur trade.
No. WSPA is opposed to the farming of animals specifically for their fur or skins. It is morally indefensible to subject animals to suffering and death for trivial and non-essential luxury goods.
In the name of ensuring a healthy profit for fur farmers, millions of animals are forced to endure the most profound indifference to their suffering and most basic needs every year.
How to report animal cruelty here in the U.S., and while traveling abroad.
Even more ways to help animals
Learn more about ways you can help make the world a better place for animals.
When shopping for food, your decisions can make a real difference to animals.
It is estimated that fur farms produce 85 percent of fur in the world. Every year, an estimated 60 million mink and 6.5 million foxes are killed on fur farms alone. If rabbits are included, the number of animals killed every year solely for their fur may far exceed one billion.
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