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Video by Michael Conley Narrated by Hardy Jones Fur is often marketed as a luxurious, fashionable and so called natural material on runways, in magazines and boutiques across the globe. But did you ever wonder why people go to such great extents to show why they appose fur, why animal rights groups stage protests... rallies... and so called "runway take-overs"? Give back to the animals and donate your fur coats to the hsus' "Coats for Cubs" program, where it will be used for bedding to rehabilitate wildlife. To do so, visit http://www.hsus.org/furfree/campaigns/c4c/index.html For more information, please visit http://www.furisdead.com/ © Copyright AnimalLib Productions 2007. All rights reserved. ------------------------------ Fair Use Notice: As this is not-for-profit, educational use on the Web constitutes a fair use of the copyrighted material (as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law).

The 245 million chickens raised for their eggs, called "laying hens" by the industry, endure a nightmare that lasts several years. A large portion of each hen's beak is cut off with a burning-hot blade, and no painkillers are used. Many birds, unable to eat because of the pain, die from dehydration and weakened immune systems. After enduring these mutilations, hens are shoved into tiny wire "battery" cages, which measure roughly 18 by 20 inches and hold five to 11 hens (McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, and Safeway allow a maximum of five birds per cage), each of whom have a wingspan of 32 inches. Even in the best scenario (five hens to a cage), each hen will spend the rest of her life crowded in a space about the size of a file drawer with four other hens, unable to lift even a single wing. For more information, please visit http://www.nobatteryeggs.com/

The Canadian government has given the go-ahead to hunters to bludgeon to death 335,000 baby harp seals this year—that's more than one-third of the total number of babies. This is one of Canada's biggest seal hunts in decades, and it is expected to kill more seals than last year's hunt. For more information or to pledge your support, visit http://www.ifaw.org/

Bears are cruelly killed for their hides; they are either shot during hunts or ensnared, possibly for days, in painful traps. During hunts, as many as one bear in seven is not killed immediately after being shot, and some escape wounded, possibly dying later from blood loss or starvation. In some Canadian provinces, there are no restrictions on the shooting of mothers who have nursing cubs, leading to the slaughter of entire families during hunts. Animal rights organisations are calling on Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to stop using bear pelts to make headpieces for the five guards regiments and to have the hats fashioned from luxurious faux fur instead. For more information please visit http://www.unbearablecruelty.co.uk/ or http://www.furisdead.com/ for more information on fur.

Whilst some countries in Asia such as Hong Kong, the Philippines and Taiwan have banned the practice of dog eating, evidence shows that in China, the biggest dog eating country in the world, it continues to thrive. It is estimated that up to 10 million dogs are slaughtered every year in China, many deliberately slowly and cruelly in the belief that "torture equals taste", whilst all suffer the stress and pain of being farmed in concentrated numbers before being killed in a variety of ways which rarely ensures a quick and humane death. For more information or to pledge your support, visit http://www.animalsasia.org/ To demand Justice, visit http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/stop_china_cruelty -------------------------------------------------- © Copyright AnimalLib Productions 2006. All rights reserved. Fair Use Notice: As this is not-for-profit, educational use on the Web constitutes a fair use of the copyrighted material (as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law).

A 2002 Gallup pole indicates that 69 percent of Spanish show no interest in bullfighting. Tourists who are unaware of the cruelty keep bullfights alive, even though it's common for tourists to leave their first bullfight before it's over. Many young Spaniards and Mexicans think of this crude sport as an embarrassing old occupation of their grandfathers' impoverished times. Bullfighting has nothing to do with "culture." It is a cruel bloodsport in which the bulls don't stand a chance. -------------------------------------------------- © Copyright AnimalLib Productions 2006. All rights reserved. Fair Use Notice: As this is not-for-profit, educational use on the Web constitutes a fair use of the copyrighted material (as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law).