White Paper On Fur Industry

In recent years, China's fur industry has been developing rapidly. At present, China has become a well deserved fur producing country.

As the upper reaches of fur industry, China's fur economic animal breeding industry has also developed vigorously, and has become an important industry to support "three rural issues".

In order to promote the sustainable and healthy development of fur breeding industry, as one of the competent departments of China fur industry, the State Forestry Administration officially released the report on the breeding, utilization and management of Chinese fur animals in October 2009, which is equivalent to the white paper of Chinese fur industry.

Under the guidance of the State Forestry Administration, the China Leather Association officially released the English version of the report in February 28, 2010, aiming to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation in the international industry.

China's large-scale fur animal breeding industry began in the 50s of last century. Its development on the one hand helped wildlife resources protection, promoted the balance of the wild ecology, and on the other hand, helped the development of the third industry, and solved the livelihood and employment problems of the rural population with deficient agricultural production conditions.

The Chinese government has always believed that fur animal breeding is an important part of its animal husbandry industry, which helps to improve the living standard of the rural population.

In order to ensure the healthy and orderly development of the industry, the Chinese government has issued a number of policies and regulations over the years, while standardizing the industry and drawing on international standards to ensure the animal welfare issues involved in fur production.

In 2005, as one of the competent departments of China's fur industry, the State Forestry Administration issued the Interim Provisions on the techniques of domestication, breeding and utilization of wild animals (fur), which clearly identified the problems of animal husbandry, such as site selection, cage shelter, sanitation and epidemic prevention, feeding management, skin picking and pportation, thus further standardizing the animal domestication and breeding industry.

After extensive investigations into China's fur industry, in October 2009, the State Forestry Administration released a report on the breeding, utilization and management of fur animals in China, and made a truly responsible report on the current situation of China's fur industry, especially fur farming.

The report clearly stated: the Chinese government has always attached importance to China's fur breeding industry for protecting its wild fur animal resources and improving farmers' economic income and improving their living conditions.

The Chinese government has always attached importance to animal welfare issues in fur breeding industry to ensure sustained, coordinated and healthy development of the industry.