Filename: WAM26349 Headline: A farmed fox stares into the camera from inside their barren wire mesh cage at a fur farm. In the neighbouring enclosures other foxes pace atop the bare wire floor of their cages. These calico or marble-coated foxes spend their entire lives, separated and typically alone, inside these types of cages. The foxes are used for breeding or will eventually be killed for their fur. Quebec, Canada, 2022. Balvik C. / We Animals Description: In 2022, approximately 35 fox farms remain in six provinces across Canada, producing 5,000 animals each year. The number of fox farms in the province of Quebec has dwindled significantly, with farms visibly downsizing in space and numbers as well. Farmed foxes are kept in small cages from birth until the time they are killed by electrocution, which the fur industry states takes up to 10 seconds. Foxes can turn around in their cages and sometimes have a small nesting box. Some of the cages are in long sheds, while others are exposed to the elements 365 days a year in an open-sided cage with a roof. Most cages have only wire mesh for a floor. Our documentation of fur farms over time has shown foxes exhibiting repetitive stress behaviours such as rapid circling and pacing, bleeding gums due to bar-biting, and muscle wasting. Eye infections are also common. Farmed foxes live in confinement, alone or with another fox, until they are killed for use in the fashion industry. Area of Focus: Fashion and Consumer Goods,Farmed Animals Supplemental categories: Fur Farming, Fox Province/State: Québec Country: Canada Photographer/Filmmaker: Balvik C. Credit: Balvik C. / We Animals Year: 2022 License Type(s): Non-Commercial Use, Commercial Use WA Keywords: Size: 6000px X 4000px

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