Monday, January 14, 2008

Statistics of Fur industry

Number of animals used for fur world-wide

Farmed world-wide

27,790,000

Farmed Mink

24,100,000

Farmed Fox

3,400,000

Farmed Polecat

100,000

Farmed Raccoon Dog

90,000

Other: Chinchilla, Coypu, Sable, Lynx etc.

100,000 (est.)

Trapped world-wide

8,559,303

Trapped US

2,500,000

Trapped Canada

1,059,303

Trapped Russia

4,000,000

Trapped elsewhere

1,000,000 (est.)

Number of animals used in one fur coat

Calf

6-8

Puma

6-8

Foal

6-8

Seal

6-10

Lynx

8-12

Badger

10-12

Otter

10-16

Fox

10-20

Ocelot

12-18

Dog

15-20

Bobcat

16-22

Kangaroo

20-30

Domestic cat

20-30

Lamb

25-45

Coypu (Nutria)

26-34

Raccoon

30-40

Mink

30-70

Rabbit

30-40

Polecat

45-55

Marten

50-60

Sable

60-70

Skunk

60-70

Chinchilla

30-200

Squirrel

200-400

Source: Rauchwarenhandbuch, Germany

Species trapped for fur

Arctic Fox, Badger, Beaver, Black Bear, Bobcat, Chinchilla, Coyote, Coypu (Nutria), Gray Fox, Red Fox, Kit & Swift Fox, Silver Fox, Lynx, Fisher (Marten), Marmot, Mink, Muskrat, Otter, Ocelot, Opossum, Polecat, Rabbit, Raccoon, Raccoon Dog, Ring tail cat, Sable (Kolinsky), Striped Skunk, Spotted Skunk, Long-tailed Weasel, Short-tailed Weasel (Ermine), Squirrel, Wolf, Timber Wolf, Wolverine

Species farmed for fur

Mink, Fox, Raccoon dog, Polecat, Coypu, Chichilla

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