High street fashion stores in Britain have cancelled orders for angora wool products after appalling footage emerged of the barbaric treatment of rabbits in Chinese farms.
The horrific scenes, some of which were published in the Daily Mail last month, show angora rabbits screaming as their fur is torn from their bodies while still alive.
In other parts of the footage, obtained by animal rights group Peta, the rabbits are seen tied up by the front and back legs, as their bodies are cut and bloodied as their fur is roughly sheared.
Read more - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2524028/British-stores-suspend-orders-super-fluffy-angora-wool-products-horrifying-video-reveals-cruel-techniques-used-skin-rabbits.html
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Post with original Daily Mail article that sparked worldwide outrage. It contains links to other cases of gross animal abuse in the food and fur industry.
http://ottersandsciencenews.blogspot.ca/2013/11/angora-rabbits-are-tied-up-and-have.html
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