Fur garment imports down 43% from last year. Down 89% from when the campaign began!

The 2000s were really terrible.  Everyone had animal fur around their necks.  In 2006, fur garment imports peaked and as many as 21,331,530 fur items were imported.  This means in one year, 20 million people purchased fur garments.

The campaign against fur was launched in the wake of an investigation video showing the actual situation of the Chinese fur industry released from late-2005 to 2006, and a march against fur began in the same year 2006.  Actions in front of stores, simultaneous campaigns around the world, letters and requests to companies, public outreach, whatever we could do, the movement continued to spread.  Demonstrations marches were held simultaneously in 12 regions, and joint campaigns were carried out with organizations in east Asian countries.

In 2019, only 13 years since 2006 when imports of fur garments peaked, imports of fur garments decreased by 88.65% compared to 2006, down to 2,421,677 items *1.  It changed by one order of magnitude.

What about fur or tanned fur, not clothing that has already been sewn?  Compared to 2006, it decreased by 74.08%.

Imports of fur footwear (shoes) peaked in 2014, but this has already been declining, falling by 65.9% compared to 2014.  However, compared to 2006, it has increased by 317%.

*1 Ministry of Finance trade statistics, excluding precious metals, footwear (shoes), and raw leather

Looking at the trends in imports by sector, we can see the fur industry’s struggle.  Women’s clothing has been declining since 2006, but trends have been created through the use of parts such as shoes that are not obviously animal fur, and clothing for uninformed men has continued ups and downs.  Still, these little attempts are no longer working.  It’s declining in all areas.

Still much sacrifice

Compared to the when the campaign started, the number has declined considerably, but animal sacrifice is still high.

1,034,149 animals*2 were sacrificed for Japanese consumption.  Still more than a million.

We want to make this number zero.  We must.  Even right now, animals tremble in cages, behaving abnormally, in fear and despair, are being bred again in the spring, to endure the heat of summer, and will be killed.

Until the sacrifice of animals becomes zero, please lend your hand.

Although there are many fur-free companies that have abolished the handling of animal fur, there are still far more companies that have not declared their abolition.  There are still major companies that continue to use animal fur.

*2 Animal Rights Center Japan estimate from Ministry of Finance trade statistics

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Please ask companies to decide not to handle real fur at all.

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