There has been some debate in this sub about fur. Most animal fur comes from mink and fox factory farms that are extremely cruel. But about 15% comes from animals killed in the wild by trappers. The commodification of wildlife runs against sustainability and we have yet another example of that.
Iowa has 10 gray fox left according to the DNR. https://www.wvik.org/news-from-iowa/2024-12-23/gray-fox-iowa-dnr
If you click the link you will see that the furbearer biologist only knows of one breeding pair left in the state.
Iowa still has a fur trapping season for gray fox. https://www.iowadnr.gov/Portals/idnr/uploads/Hunting/huntingregs_card.pdf
In fact, there isn’t even a bag limit for gray foxes.
It seems counterproductive not to close the season on this species. But if they did, the fur trappers would object, and these DNR agencies don’t want that. The hunting and trapping lobby has too much power. But we can counter that by refusing to wear products made of wildlife killed in commercial harvests.
Submitted December 24, 2024 at 11:15AM by Jaded_Present8957 https://ift.tt/IGzmKi8
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