'We keep pets and eat livestock, why not this?': China's defiant fur farmers

Business is declining amid growing awareness of animal abuse, but bans on fur farming in Europe could restore fortunes"Now it's a bad time to get into the fur business," says a farm worker in Hebei province, northern China. The worker, who has been farming foxes for more than 30 years, says they have stopped after operating at a loss for several years in a row.China is the world's biggest producer of animal fur, but here in Suning county, its "capital of fur", business appears quiet. "The whole industry chain - raw fur and garment production - is struggling," says the farm worker.An average of more than 4,000 fur enterprises deregistered their business licences each year between 2017 and 2019, according to Economic Daily, with an estimated 52% having quit the industry as of January 2022. Continue reading...