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The fur farm in the village of Litusovo, in the Orsha region of the Republic of Belarus, was built more than 20 years ago. All this time, its owners - spouses Vladimir Borisenok and Ekaterina Klitsova - have been breeding fur animals. Compared to other fur farms, this is not the largest enterprise today.
By the time the journalists arrived there, most of the animals had already been slaughtered, 600 Arctic fox and fox, 1000 mink remained in the cages to ripen. Previously, the livestock reached 17 thousand, but entrepreneurs abandoned such large volumes, preferring quality to quantity.
- We grow Scandinavian black and pearl short-haired mink, silver-gray arctic fox, black-brown fox and red moth, - says Ekaterina, showing us long rows of cages, most of which are already empty. - We will slaughter the remaining animals in 7-10 days - the fur should mature. Only males and females will remain, necessary for further breeding.
In the wild, minks live for about 10 years. At the fur farm, females that give offspring and male fertilizers are kept for up to 3 years, after which the animal goes to slaughter, since its liver "sits down" due to intensive feeding. The bulk of minks live only 8 months - they are born in April, and go for slaughter in November. Arctic foxes and foxes have the same short lifespan. True, the polar fox fertilizer is used for 7-8 years, but for this he has to work a lot - some males cover up to 30 females per season.
- To be honest, I don't feel any pity for animals when they are slaughtered, - Ekaterina admits. - Probably, this is a professional deformation. On the contrary, I feel deep satisfaction, I understand that a long and difficult work process is coming to an end. I am glad that I managed to grow good fur, I will sell it and make money.
The owner of the farm says that foxes have the most difficult character - they are almost always aggressive, wayward. Minks are naturally curious and allow a lot of people. The most good-natured and docile are Arctic foxes. Moreover, the lighter the color of the animal, the kinder it will be. This also applies to minks and foxes.
- It seems to the man in the street - nothing complicated: he put the animal in a cage, poured it with food and wait until it grows up, - says Ekaterina. - In fact, a fur farm is a hell of a job. Food must be found, brought, stored, properly prepared, given to the animals on time ... And each stage directly affects the quality of the fur. For example, in July, when the animals were still very small, it was hot, and at the exit, when the slaughter is taking place in November, the quality of the fur is not the same because of this. In order to control the process, it is necessary to foresee the development of events at least six months in advance. For example, in the spring, small puppies were born, at first they were 2.5 cm in size. It seems that everything is fine, they had the first vaccination, and then suddenly the heat was 28 degrees. Animals are simply not ready for this, 30-40 heads a day can die, the heart cannot stand it.
When the time comes, the animals are euthanized by lethal injection. They fall asleep, the heart stops. The removed skins are degreased, first by hand, then in a special drum with sawdust.
After that, they are stretched over wooden boards and dried.At the final stage of processing, the ready-made skins are again thrown into a drum filled with sawdust slightly moistened with gasoline (so that the fur fluffs up, becomes soft and takes on a presentation). From the moment when the animal was euthanized until the time when the fur is ready for sale, two days pass.
Mink skin costs $ 50, Arctic fox - $ 100-120, fox - from $ 150 to $ 170. About 60 mink skins are used for a mink coat, and about 30-35 for a short fur coat. If a sheepskin coat is made from a polar fox or a fox, about 12 skins are used for it.
“People grow flowers artificially, kill them and sell them. I raise minks, foxes and polar foxes, I sell fur, - says Ekaterina without a shadow of embarrassment.
Please think about whether someone else's skin in your wardrobe is worth the pain and torment that animals in cages experience in order to be killed by a cruel human hand.
If everyone, buying a thing with natural fur, heard the dying cry of an animal, saw how a picture of the life of unfortunate creatures unfolds in front of him, perhaps people would cause less harm to our neighbors on the planet ... and would not pay for the murders.
Appreciate life, not things! Don't pay for violence and death!
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Mink coats, fox and arctic fox coats are expensive and beautiful things, around which passions are constantly boiling. Some people dream of purchasing such luxurious clothes; others are convinced that the opportunity to come out beautifully is not worth the lives of dozens of animals. Be that as it may, there is a fur business in Belarus, and not only state enterprises, but also private traders are engaged in it.
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PS: for the faint of heart and impressionable, it is better to refuse to watch, although in principle there is nothing very terrible there, but just in case I warned
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The fur farm in the village of Litusovo, in the Orsha district, was built more than 20 years ago. All this time, its owners - spouses Vladimir Borisenok and Ekaterina Klitsova - have been breeding fur animals. Compared to other fur farms, this is not the largest enterprise today. By the time we arrived in Litusovo, most of the animals had already been slaughtered, 600 Arctic fox and fox, 1000 mink remained in the cages to ripen. Previously, the livestock reached 17 thousand, but entrepreneurs abandoned such large volumes, preferring quality to quantity.
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- We grow Scandinavian black and pearl short-haired mink, silver-gray arctic fox, black-brown fox and red moth, - says Ekaterina, showing us long rows of cages, most of which are already empty. - We will slaughter the remaining animals in 7-10 days - the fur should mature. Only males and females will remain, necessary for further breeding.
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In the wild, minks live for about 10 years. At the fur farm, females that give offspring and male fertilizers are kept for up to 3 years, after which the animal goes to slaughter, since its liver "sits down" due to intensive feeding. The bulk of minks live only 8 months - they are born in April, and go for slaughter in November. Arctic foxes and foxes have the same short lifespan. True, the polar fox fertilizer is used for 7-8 years, but for this he has to work a lot - some males cover up to 30 females per season.
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- To be honest, I don't feel any pity for animals when they are slaughtered, - Ekaterina admits. - Probably, this is a professional deformation. On the contrary, I feel deep satisfaction, I understand that a long and difficult work process is coming to an end. I am glad that I managed to grow good fur, I will sell it and make money.
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The owner of the farm says that foxes have the most difficult character - they are almost always aggressive, wayward. Minks are naturally curious and allow a lot of people. The most good-natured and docile are Arctic foxes. Moreover, the lighter the color of the animal, the kinder it will be. This also applies to minks and foxes.
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- It seems to the man in the street - nothing complicated: he put the animal in a cage, poured it with food and wait until it grows up, - says Ekaterina. - In fact, a fur farm is a hell of a job. Food must be found, brought, stored, properly prepared, given to the animals on time ... And each stage directly affects the quality of the fur. For example, in July, when the animals were still very small, it was hot, and at the exit, when the slaughter is taking place in November, the quality of the fur is not the same because of this. In order to control the process, it is necessary to foresee the development of events at least six months in advance. For example, in the spring, small puppies were born, at first they were 2.5 cm in size. It seems that everything is fine, they had the first vaccination, and then suddenly the heat was 28 degrees. Animals are simply not ready for this, 30-40 heads a day can die, the heart cannot stand it.
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When the time comes, the animals are euthanized by lethal injection. They fall asleep, the heart stops. The removed skins are degreased, first by hand, then in a special drum with sawdust. After that, they are stretched over wooden boards and dried. At the final stage of processing, the ready-made skins are again thrown into a drum filled with sawdust slightly moistened with gasoline (so that the fur fluffs up, becomes soft and takes on a presentation). From the moment when the animal was euthanized until the time when the fur is ready for sale, two days pass.
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Mink skin costs $ 50, Arctic fox - $ 100-120, fox - from $ 150 to $ 170. About 60 mink skins are used for a mink coat, and about 30-35 for a short fur coat. If a sheepskin coat is made from a polar fox or a fox, about 12 skins are used for it.
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For many years, Ekaterina has been working with fur, but she still does not have her own fur coat. Not that she does not have the opportunity to sew it, she just does not see the point in such an acquisition.
- I think that money should not hang in the closet, I'd rather invest it in production, - says the owner of the farm.
- Surely after the publication there will be a lot of unflattering comments to your address from animal activists.“People grow flowers artificially, kill them and sell them. I raise minks, foxes and arctic foxes, I sell fur. Due to the fact that we are engaged in this business, there are fewer shots of fur animals living in the wild. That's life. Faux fur can never be compared to natural fur. A mink coat is a status item. A woman who has put on a mink becomes 10 years younger, catches the glances of others. And I am proud to help her with this.
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and where then do the carcasses go?
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| and where then do the carcasses go? |
usually fed to the next herd
PS: Greenpeace people are indignant
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