Get informed. Be compassionate. Go faux.

Bad For The Animals:
Animals farmed for fur, including minks, foxes, chinchillas, rabbits, and even cats and dogs, suffer horrible lives and torturous deaths. They live in unbearably small cages with little room to move, much less exhibit any natural behaviors. Under these stressful conditions, many animals go insane, exhibiting pacing and self mutilation. Those that survive these horrid conditions meet an equally excruciating death as there are no humane slaughter laws protecting these animals. Slaughter methods include poisoning, suffocation, anal electrocution, gassing, hanging, bludgeoning, and even neck-breaking. The gruesomeness of these killing methods matters not; only preservation of the pelts is considered. This means that often, the killing methods fail or are botched and the animals are skinned alive. In undercover investigations, witnesses observed breathing, heart beats and eyelid movements for five to ten minutes after the skin was stripped from the animals’ bodies.

Unnecessary For You:
Luckily for all, there are many compassionate alternatives so there are no reasons to buy or wear fur coats, fur trim or fur of any kind. Donate old furs to animal groups, educate others about the facts of fur, support fur-free retailers and stand up for the animals!



Compassion: is the sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it.

So, now you’re wondering what to do with all those old furs hanging in your closet . . . donate them! you can donate to Animal Connection of Texas and we can use them to educate others about the atrocities of fur! Saving animals is simple - choose cozy synthetic alternatives or even luxurious faux furs. Fashionable, affordable alternatives can be found in every store, in every price range, in any part of the country.

These are just a few of the many fur free retailers:
• American Apparel
• Calvin Klein
• Ann Taylor
• Banana Republic
• Guess?
• Polo Ralph Lauren
• J. Crew
• Kenneth Cole
• The Gap
• Abercrombie & Fitch
• William Rast
• Eddie Bauer
• Urban Outfitters
• Express
• Steve Madden
• Paul Frank
There are even great online retailers for easy, compassionate shopping. try these:
* www.alternativeoutfitters.com * www.alloy.com
* www.delias.com
* www.landsend.com