Trapping: The Inside Story

Four million wild animals are killed in the United States each year by 160,000 part-time trappers who supply pelts to the fashion industry. A decade ago the situation was even worse: 17 million wild fur-bearing animals were killed by 300,000 trappers. Urban sprawl and the public's revulsion to trapping and wearing fur are responsible for the decline. Still, four million animals trapped for fashion is four million too many; it's a fact that puts the United States among the top three producers (along with Canada and Russia) of wild-caught animal pelts. The Humane Society of the United States strongly opposes the commercial and recreational trapping of wild animals for their fur. Traps are inhumane devices that inflict great pain and suffering, both to the target animals and to unintended victims such as pets and endangered species.

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