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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  They are not PLUCKING, PULLING, RIPPING, STRIPPING, JERKING fur! Rabbits MOLT every 60-90 days, and in between the molting, which is like MASSIVE shedding on a long haired cat, they must be groomed at least every 4-6 days....they use a pin brush and brush the rabbits just like we do our long haired cats and dogs....they groom them and collect the fur they shed! Rabbits lick and groom themselves, like cats, and will get hairballs, but they cant vomit up the hairball and it can kill them if left untreated. So grooming is vitally important, and like show dogs, the effort must be put into maintaining and caring for and keeping these rabbits in the best possible condition.....savaging the rabbits to harvest the hair is unnecessary, and is not practiced outside of third world countries.....I guess the same countries that force children as young as 6 years old to work 18-20 hours a day in sweat shops, sewing clothes for stores all over the world, making a dollar a day salary. Harvesting the fur from these rabbits is akin to collecting fur that is loose and being shed! There is no need to forcibly pull it out, it is molted by the rabbit and collected by the farmer! They shave the legs if necessary, but no pulling hair out forcibly! |
I think it great that most do it that way, I'm only addressing those that don't, the third world countries that you mention. Again, I have no problem with using animals for food and clothing as long as there isn't undue pain and suffering. I believe that small farmers had great respect for animals and treated them more humanely then some of the large commercial concerns that hire outside help to do the work. I mean, the same is even true with commercial breeders of dogs and small breeders, small breeders are much more likely to treat a dog humanely.
This is like so many things, there is a right and wrong way to do something and if you do it the wrong way, you will cause suffering.
All, I know is my dogs went absolutely nuts when they heard the distress sounds of that rabbit, it tells me the rabbit was experiencing undue suffering.