30 FUR FARMS INVESTIGATED IN FINLAND

Finnish animal rights organisation Oikeutta Eläimille and Animal
Defenders International have released a joint investigation into Finnish
fur farms.

Investigation included 30 different fur farms which were visited during
the summer and autumn of 2009. The results show widespread animal abuse,
intense suffering and neglect. Many animals were suffering from
eye-infections, injured limbs, open wounds, bitten off tails, deformed
limbs and ears, mouth diseases and overgrowth of gums among others.
Animals also suffered from stereotypical behavior, fear and apathy.

Also, the prolonged suffering was proved by visiting some farms many
times. One particularly bad farm was filmed three times, in a period of
four months. In this farms there was a breeding male fox, whose head was
at a strange angle, eyes and mouth were infected, claws were over grown
and his ear was withered. After four months the animal was still there,
and his condition was as awful, if not worse.

The activists also filmed a fur farm, which belongs to the head of the
Finnish Fur Breeder's Association. This farm was the worst mink farm of
the investigation. He also had foxes in the farm. Mink had
eye-infections, open wounds and bitten-off ears. Foxes were very
frightened, one fox had an injured ear and some of the cages were
dangerously broken so the animals could injure themselves. This shows
that these are not individual cases: systematic animal abuse takes place
in all Finnish fur farms.

In Finland approximately three million animals are killed annually at
fur farms. The footage shows the everyday life of these animals. It's
time to ban fur farming in Finland and put an end to this suffering.

Look at the videos and pictures and demand the ban!

A short video: http://vimeo.com/9476403

www.tarhauskielto.fi/en

The video and photos of the fur farm which was visited three times:
http://tarhauskielto.fi/en/content/narpio-fronas-1

The video and photos of the head of The Fur Breeders' Association:
http://tarhauskielto.fi/en/content/narpio-pirttikyla-1

In English (a campaign video etc): www.furstop.com

http://www.helsinkitimes.org/htimes/domestic-news/politics/10067-finnish-animal-rights-group-tells-pm-to-get-fur-farm-facts-straight-.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz8XLh5crDA

PLEASE WATCH AND TAKE ACTION!!