A CALM Warning to Close Kaufman Furs

Kaufman Furs Ltd. in Kitchener, Ontario, has been told they have one year to get out of the oppressive and exploitative fur trade. If they have not closed by November 2010, CALMaction will force their closure.

The goal of this campaign is to stop the suffering of animals on fur farms and in the wild by making the continued participation in this cruel and exploitive industry impossible for retailers. This is part of a larger movement to end the fur trade. While we focus on the storefront, we appreciate the efforts of the ALF to free the animals directly from fur farms.

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Help us close them by any means necessary. Thank you to the dozens of people who have already committed themselves to follow through as part of an intense pressure campaign in late 2010.

CALMaction has the dedicated support of a team of full-time activists and an army of volunteers for this campaign. Like dozens of similar campaigns across North America, our campaign to close Kaufman Furs will be successful.

A special thank you to the local, national, and international organizations that have offered their support on this campaign.

Please remember we wish no harm on the owner, employees, or customers of Kaufman Furs. However, we value the freedom of animals exploited by the fur industry more than company profits. We can guarantee that we will not allow anyone's continued participation in this cruel and exploitative industry.

Background Information on Kaufman Furs

Kaufman Furs was targeted because it is the largest and oldest company in Waterloo Region that sells the stolen skin of slaughtered animals. It is supported by a very small and rich customer base of very very rich people. The least expensive new fur coat in the store is $1000. It is sickening that such heinous and vile cruelty was ever marketed as 'fashionable'.

Kaufman Furs Contact information.
Phone: 519.742.3554
Fax: 519.742.3756
Hours: Tues-Fri 9:30-5:30, Sat 10-4

Address: 78 Francis Street North*, Kitchener, ON, N2H 5B5.
*Approaching from the south there is a misleading side walk that breaks up Francis Street. The store is on the corner of Francis and Water St. in between Weber and Duke. The easiest way to find the store is to turn onto Water St. from King or Weber.

Information about fur

Animals used for fur and leather are not killed for clothing – they are exploited for fashion. There is no reason to continue to exploit animals when warmer, more durable, and cheaper synthetic fabrics are available. Animals killed for fashion are killed in the name of vanity.
Approximately 85% of animals killed for fur live in captivity in small wire cages on fur farms. They suffer from disease, parasites, frostbite, lack of proper exercise, social isolation, and mental distress. Animals on fur farms, whom naturally travel long distances in the wild, often exhibit neurotic behaviours while caged, such as pacing, weaving, and self-mutilation. These animals are ruthlessly killed by barbaric methods including anal and vaginal electrocution, gassing, or neck breaking.

The remaining animals killed for fur are trapped in the wild. The most popular device for trapping animals is the steel-jaw trap. This trap shuts down on the animal’s limb as they step on the device, cutting into the skin. The animal struggles vigorously to escape the trap, sometimes even trying to chew off their own limb. Canadian laws only require trappers to check their traps from once a day to every five days; the animals are forced to wait this time in fear. If they do not die from blood loss, infection, or predation, they are killed by the trapper, often clubbed into semi-unconsciousness and suffocated to death.

Most people believe that the fur industry is on the decline, but the number of animals killed for fur is actually rising as the use of fur trim becomes more popular. In Canada, 1.8 million mink were killed for their pelts in 2007, an increase of 67% from the year 2000, and one million wild animals were killed for their fur in 2006, an increase of 19% from the year 2000.

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A CALM Warning to Close Kaufman Furs

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