Companies like Canada Goose claim that they trap and kill coyotes “humanely”, it sends up a big, red flag :
“Canada Goose is deeply committed to the preservation of our global environment and the humane treatment of animals.”
If by ” the humane treatment of animals” Canada Goose means trapping coyotes who spend hours (or sometimes days) struggling to escape a painful trap, often breaking their own bones and teeth in the process, dying slowly of starvation or dehydration, or if they’re lucky, being shot. Each year in Canada, over 100,000 coyotes are trapped and killed in leg-hold, Conibear and snare traps. In agony and confusion, animals often break teeth and bones trying to escape.According to Fur Bearer Defenders: “Across Canada, trap check times vary from once every 20 hours to once every 14 days, but such laws are largely unenforceable. An animal who does not die quickly is faced with unrelenting pain and a panic-filled wait, until they are clubbed to death, suffocated, shot or strangled.”
This is what tapped and hunted coyotes look like. This is the ‘textile’ in which Canada Goose trims their hoods:
Canada Goose rationalizes:
We use Coyote fur only as absolutely necessary, and exclusively for functional purposes. Our jackets are–and always have been–used in the coldest places on earth.
And if that didn’t convince you (since there are cruelty-free, synthetic alternatives), how about the rationale of preserving tradition? Or the “well, it’s better than synthetics” argument (even though Canada Goose are already using synthetic poly, nylon, and spandex for shells and lining, and even though faux-fur from from recycled-PET is available):
More importantly, we take pride in the fact that by supporting this sustainable industry we are also supporting the native Canadian communities of the North and their centuries-old ways of life that are now being threatened… Many anti-fur advocacy groups fail to take into account the environmental impact of the production of synthetic fur. The chemical by-products of this production process have the potential to do more harm to the environment than the use of the fur from animals that are hunted as part of an ancient way of life that balances the needs of people and wildlife.
Throwing around terms like “sustainable”, when it comes to a pelt that needs to be tanned and preserved using toxic chemical, is anything but “sustainable”. This is what we call greenwashing. And lastly:
In stating our views and practices, we hope to promote the kind of transparency and context that will inform a reasoned discussion, one that moves beyond the shrill finger-pointing that often characterizes both sides of the debate.
Herein lies the core of the disconnect. Two sides of the debate. The coyotes themselves are not even validated as having an interest in their own lives. If we were to consider their perspective, which all of modern science agrees they have, the answer would be very clear as to which two sides of the argument overshadow the third.
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2 comments
Jeanne "
August 7, 2012 at 5:08 pm (UTC -5)
What kind of mutant can even conceive of a phrase like “humane trapping”? Obviously they don’t understand the meaning of either word! They might also want to look up the definition of “PIMP: One who makes money on the suffering of another sentient being” Makes me ashamed to belong to a species that will sell out their humanity for money, totally indifferent to the pain and suffering they cause. Before I die, I’d like to hear just ONE hunter, trapper, slaughterhouse employee or vivisectionist explain why they think they have the right to kill, maim or torture, or experiment on another being! It’s damning enough when the sickest and most depraved of the human race does this, but it’s an even greater level of depravity when it’s done for money.
Jeanne Bradbury
August 7, 2012 at 5:19 pm (UTC -5)
What kind of mutant could even conceive of the phrase “humane trapping”?? MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE TERMS! They also might want to look up the definition of “PIMP: Making a living on the pain and suffering of another being. Makes me ashamed to belong to a species that will sell out their humanity for money, totally indifferent to the agony they cause. Before I die, I’d like to hear just ONE hunter, trapper, dog-fighter, cock-fight enthusiast, slaughterhouse employee, or vivisectionist come up with an argument as to why they think that they have the right to inflict this suffering or to take the life of another being. BAD enough if this is done by those who are either too sick or too depraved to know any better, but when it’s done for money !!!!!!!! That the absolute lowest form of “human” being.