Fur Statistics

Number of animals used for fur world-wide
Number of animals used in one fur coat
Species trapped for fur
Species farmed for fur
Countries that have banned the leghold trap


Number of animals used for fur world-wide

Farmed world-wide27,790,000
Farmed Mink24,100,000
Farmed Fox3,400,000
Farmed Polecat100,000
Farmed Raccoon Dog90,000
Other: Chinchilla, Coypu, Sable, Lynx etc.100,000 (est.)

Trapped world-wide8,559,303
Trapped US2,500,000
Trapped Canada1,059,303
Trapped Russia4,000,000
Trapped elsewhere1,000,000 (est.)

Number of animals used in one fur coat

Calf6-8
Puma6-8
Foal6-8
Seal6-10
Lynx8-12
Badger10-12
Otter10-16
Fox10-20
Ocelot12-18
Dog15-20
Bobcat16-22
Kangaroo20-30
Domestic cat20-30
Lamb25-45
Coypu (Nutria)26-34
Raccoon30-40
Mink30-70
Rabbit30-40
Polecat45-55
Marten50-60
Sable60-70
Skunk60-70
Chinchilla30-200
Squirrel200-400

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

Countries that have banned the leghold trap

69: Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Benin, British West Indies, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Guyana, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Portugal, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

19 Countries have banned all traps, including the leghold trap: Burundi, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Zimbabwe, Senegal, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Burkina Faso

Source: Facts About Furs, EU Council Regulation No. 3254/91

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