It is just a matter of time until it is an ugly reminder of how cruel humans can be toward animals. The demonstrations against the morally bankrupt fur trade will continue until the last fur shop is closed. To produce a chinchilla fur coat, an average of 100 chinchillas are killed. Rows and rows of tiny cages are crammed with animals. This is insufficient space for a predator with a daily range of five square miles.
Trapping is the other most common means of collecting animals for the fur industry.
Steel leghold traps, a primary trapping technique, leave the animal writhing in pain. Broken bones and teeth, torn tendons, and the loss of limbs are injuries sustained by the victims of steel leghold traps. Other casualties occur due to loss of blood, dehydration, starvation, and hypothermia. These animals can be trapped for days while waiting for the trapper to either club them to death or break their necks. The Kempthorne ESA bill, which would weaken the Act, has passed committee, and could come up for a full vote soon.