When you think of angora wool you think of soft knit jumpers not the torture of cute little bunnies.
But that’s exactly what’s happening.
A new campaign from animal activist group Peta is highlighting the abusive practices by Chinese fur factories with a horrifying video exposing the unethical way in which rabbits are harvested for their fur.
You can watch it below but be warned it’s highly graphic, features rabbits being tied down, screaming in pain as their fur is ripped out. It is not for the faint of heart.
Again, GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING.
The undercover footage was shot in 10 factories in China and the investigator filmed workers violently ripping the fur from the rabbits’ as the they screamed at the top of their lungs in pain.
“After this terrifying and barbaric ordeal, which the rabbits endure every three months, many of them appeared to go into shock, lying motionless inside their tiny, filthy cages, with no solid flooring or bedding, and without the vital companionship of other rabbits,” a statement on the Peta website says.
The ones that survive the horrific ordeal are hung upside down, their throats are slit, and their bodies sold.
Ninety per cent of Angora fur is produced in China, where there are no penalties for abuse of animals on farms and no standards to regulate the treatment of the animals.
Even if you have a rabbit fur garment hanging in your wardrobe that has a ‘Made in Italy’ label, chances are the angora fur originated in China.
