Woman Rescues This Sable From Becoming Someone’s Coat, Decides To Keep Her As A Pet Since She’s Not Fit To Live In The Wild
When Zhenya found a picture of a wild sable online, she instantly fell in love with it and decided to learn more about it. Turns out, the wild animal has one of the most expensive kinds of fur in the world. The bloody fur industry finds it superior to that of other animals due to its silky texture and range of colors from beige to black.
In Russia, the demand for sable fur is growing as it’s used to produce items such as bedspreads and even underwear. According to reports, there are around 70 farms in the country that raise and kill wild sable and other furry animals. And that was the destiny of the beautiful animal Zhenya saw on the internet; to die and become someone else’s commodity.
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“Easy choice!”
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Determined to do her part in animal rescue, Zhenya set out to help the poor critter. “Eventually, I learned that there was an opportunity to buy her out from a fur farm,” the woman told Bored Panda. “She would have died there, so I decided to save the little fella.”
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Now, the two are living together and enjoying life to the fullest. However, Zhenya worked really hard for her exotic pet. “Umora has a difficult personality. Living in the fur farm really took a toll on her, so she’s quite emotional, sometimes even a bit hysterical. Umora is also a really playful pet – she’s cheeky and likes to steal stuff. She’s very active and smart as well.”
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All things considered, Zhenya even advises against keeping a sable as a pet. “One has to go through a lot before they can start living with it comfortably,” she said. “It requires a lot of time and patience. It might even take a couple of years for you to begin to fully enjoy your life with it.”
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In the wild, sables inhabit dense forests dominated by spruce, pine, larch, cedar, and birch in both lowland and mountainous terrain. Their home territories range from 4 to 30 square kilometers (1.5 to 11.6 sq mi) in size, depending on local terrain and food availability. However, when resources become scarce, they may move considerable distances in search of a bite, from 6 to 12 kilometers (3.7 to 7.5 mi) per day.
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Sables live in burrows near riverbanks and in the thickest corners of woods. They are good climbers of cliffs and trees and primarily hunt during the hours of twilight, but become more active in the day during the mating season.
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The only time I agree with people wearing animal skin or fur is if the WHOLE or majority of the animal is used ie for food, tools, clothing etc like what tribes do but not as a fashion statement and certainly not farming animals for their fur. It is despicable.
This and they should be housed and killed humanly! The biggest problem with the fur industry is the deplorable living conditions and the horrible, horrible way they are killed (often skinned alive and thrown on a big pile of dying mates to just bleed to death). If you give them a good life (as good as possible) and kill them quickly and painlessly, it's not worse than killing a cow or pig.
fyi killing something that doesnt want to be killed is never 'humanly'
Demi is absolutely correct and it's worth noting that MOST, fake fur is actually real fur, because it is much cheaper to breed and kill animals than to produce a synthetic product. So also don't wear fake fur unless you are 100% certain of its origins or better yet, don't wear any kind of fur at all.
No. No they are not. Animals are euthanized properly and then set aside until their body temperature reaches a level signifying clear death before being skinned. There are numerous reasons why no fur farmer in their right mind would skin a live animal, all very, very good ones, not least of which it would be A: Dangerous, B: Much slower and C: have an extremely high risk of ruining the pelt. This is on top of being both incredibly inhumane and illegal, no-one in their right mind would commit a practice that was illegal AND damaged their profit margin. Regardless of what you think of the fur industry (I don't particularly like it myself) please think critically and properly educate yourself so you are better equipped to actually effect change.
Or humanely
how do you know its painless? Ever have it done?
No such thing as killing something humanely! What bloody planet are you from?!! FGS.
Using e.g. leather from a cow mainly used for meat still means that the cow as a whole will generate more revenue, and this will in greater economic terms lead to more cows being slaughtered. I have stopped using leather products, both for ethical and for ecological reasons. Sometimes, alternatives are scarce, but it is possible.
I sort of can see your point Foxxy, I mean - it is logical. But I have stopped buying leather shoes or bags some years ago - I don't want to generate demand.
I agree 100%, as a vegan if i knew someone was hunting or raising their own for food and to use all the other bits, that is the answer to farmed animals.
I've never seen a sable before. What a gorgeous little creature. Should be an international ban on the production and sale of fur, under CITES laws.
Absolutely! They nearly p**s themselves for stuff like decades old guitars which were built from exotic woods (that weren't endangered then, or no one cared - anyway, they were built decades ago) and demand you having a lot of paperwork if you cross a border with one ... and don't ban fur. ... but, here we see a bit of double standard again: Which animal products are bad, which are good seems ot be based on the proportion of population using them ... while none of them really is justifyable under civilized conditions.
I owned a sable once. Not that great of a car but when it died I used it’s seat fabric to make a coat.
Does that mean ugly animals can be killed? Only the gorgeous ones warrant protection? Good ol' charismatic megafauna.
Why does anyone wear fur is beyond me! We don't actually need it to get warm as there are so many many options to be warm without any real fur, and those fur coats don't even look good on people. They just look stupid IMO. So many other coats without fur that look amazing, why would you ever want fur? To show how rich you are?
I understand what you mean, and personally I think wool is an excellent option over synthetics and fur. But fur coats have greater longevity and (used to be) v good quality. The warmth from plasticky coats doesn't compare to fur. Plus, a lot of warm coats these days are made with goose down, which involves extreme cruelty to birds. And of course, coats made of synthetics are part of a polluting fashion industry and have disastrous effects on the environment and indirectly cause loss of species. I don't wear fur whatsoever, but I'm just pointing out it's not so black and white. The big issue for me is breeding these animals in captivity, in gross conditions, then killing them inhumanely. Not to mention the many species extinguished for this reason already. This is vile. With wool, nothing is harmed. If flocks are.maintained properly on native ground, you literally have the most environmentally friendly material I can think of to work with. And it is more versatile than fur.
I should point out that in warm countries (ie Australia) where Merino sheep are raised for wool, they are very much harmed. The climate is such that their wool becomes maggot-infested and they end up with all kinds of infections in their skin (which is wrinkled and therefore grows more wool on the surface area). There is all kinds of damage and suffering visited on those sheep. Read about it and weep.
@joChoto yes, I'm very much aware, that's why I said sheep maintained properly on native land, like the UK where we have an extraordinary variety of sheep, bred to thrive in specific areas. Merino sheep are from South West Europe and not native to Australia or NZ. The overall welfare of that region is not as high as the UK (although there are non-mulesing farms) and yet Merino wool from those areas is crushing the wool industry elsewhere. Local economy is the way forward in my opinion, and knowing where your product comes from, how it is produced, how far it has to travel, and for what purpose.
@kathleenbarlow I think my comment makes it clear I'm not advocating for it. Just explaining that a lot of clothing production involves harm to the environment and therefore, wildlife. Wool from British sheep managed holistically is the most harmless I can think of. Cotton is produced in a monoculture way which by definition, harms the soil and disrupts the ecosystem and other clothes are plastic. Fur is cruel and is less necessary. Wool looks good from where I'm standing.
If you aren't warm enough, wear another layer! There is no excuse, not one single excuse on this planet, to wear fur.
@Chu Yue Ling Fur and leather is very much polluting as well if not one of the most polluting materials for clothing. You have to take into account that for breading the animal, many resources are used as well. Food, co2 impact of the animal, water etc. When it's killed, a process called tanning uses heavy metals and polluting chemicals to treat the skin into a usable material. So yeah, while synthetics are bad for the environment, they might be even better for it than fur ( if synthetics are recycled). Just wanted to point that out :)
@ Chu Yue Ling as a sheep farmer in the UK I can tell you that no matter how high your standards are you will still get sheep with maggots. Fly strike will affect all your sheep unless you shear them. Old breeds would lose wool naturally, most breeds now do not. I have texel and Shropshire sheep and not matter how much ecofly I use I still get flystrike. Removing the wool in summer helps but there will always be ones with problems. Although you are correct that we are able to apply more care but this is due to less land and sheep rather than our actual breeds.
In places like Siberia and other points in the far north of the world, fur is still very much needed. It keeps you warmer around your face than any synthetic could, and that is the difference between life and death of those who live there. For the vast majority of humanity, we have no reason to need fur.
The only issue with wool would be that a rather large number of people are allergic to it. But then again synthetic material is always an option.
What cruelty is done to birds to make down? I sometimes buy down, now I'm concerned.
There is just not a single real reason to kill an animal to maintain a body warm . We are suppose to protect our animals not to kill them for our comforts and stupid fashion
Killing for food and even for leather can be considered necessary, but problem with fur is that killing is extremely inhumane and painful, it's something I will NEVER EVER support, no matter what. At least, if you kill, do it with mercy.
It's like one of the other comments said. Wearing the fur or skin of an animal is fine....provided the rest of the animal was eaten or otherwise used. Killing an animal simply for fur is such a horrid waste.
and there is also synthetic fur, too.
The only time I agree with people wearing animal skin or fur is if the WHOLE or majority of the animal is used ie for food, tools, clothing etc like what tribes do but not as a fashion statement and certainly not farming animals for their fur. It is despicable.
This and they should be housed and killed humanly! The biggest problem with the fur industry is the deplorable living conditions and the horrible, horrible way they are killed (often skinned alive and thrown on a big pile of dying mates to just bleed to death). If you give them a good life (as good as possible) and kill them quickly and painlessly, it's not worse than killing a cow or pig.
fyi killing something that doesnt want to be killed is never 'humanly'
Demi is absolutely correct and it's worth noting that MOST, fake fur is actually real fur, because it is much cheaper to breed and kill animals than to produce a synthetic product. So also don't wear fake fur unless you are 100% certain of its origins or better yet, don't wear any kind of fur at all.
No. No they are not. Animals are euthanized properly and then set aside until their body temperature reaches a level signifying clear death before being skinned. There are numerous reasons why no fur farmer in their right mind would skin a live animal, all very, very good ones, not least of which it would be A: Dangerous, B: Much slower and C: have an extremely high risk of ruining the pelt. This is on top of being both incredibly inhumane and illegal, no-one in their right mind would commit a practice that was illegal AND damaged their profit margin. Regardless of what you think of the fur industry (I don't particularly like it myself) please think critically and properly educate yourself so you are better equipped to actually effect change.
Or humanely
how do you know its painless? Ever have it done?
No such thing as killing something humanely! What bloody planet are you from?!! FGS.
Using e.g. leather from a cow mainly used for meat still means that the cow as a whole will generate more revenue, and this will in greater economic terms lead to more cows being slaughtered. I have stopped using leather products, both for ethical and for ecological reasons. Sometimes, alternatives are scarce, but it is possible.
I sort of can see your point Foxxy, I mean - it is logical. But I have stopped buying leather shoes or bags some years ago - I don't want to generate demand.
I agree 100%, as a vegan if i knew someone was hunting or raising their own for food and to use all the other bits, that is the answer to farmed animals.
I've never seen a sable before. What a gorgeous little creature. Should be an international ban on the production and sale of fur, under CITES laws.
Absolutely! They nearly p**s themselves for stuff like decades old guitars which were built from exotic woods (that weren't endangered then, or no one cared - anyway, they were built decades ago) and demand you having a lot of paperwork if you cross a border with one ... and don't ban fur. ... but, here we see a bit of double standard again: Which animal products are bad, which are good seems ot be based on the proportion of population using them ... while none of them really is justifyable under civilized conditions.
I owned a sable once. Not that great of a car but when it died I used it’s seat fabric to make a coat.
Does that mean ugly animals can be killed? Only the gorgeous ones warrant protection? Good ol' charismatic megafauna.
Why does anyone wear fur is beyond me! We don't actually need it to get warm as there are so many many options to be warm without any real fur, and those fur coats don't even look good on people. They just look stupid IMO. So many other coats without fur that look amazing, why would you ever want fur? To show how rich you are?
I understand what you mean, and personally I think wool is an excellent option over synthetics and fur. But fur coats have greater longevity and (used to be) v good quality. The warmth from plasticky coats doesn't compare to fur. Plus, a lot of warm coats these days are made with goose down, which involves extreme cruelty to birds. And of course, coats made of synthetics are part of a polluting fashion industry and have disastrous effects on the environment and indirectly cause loss of species. I don't wear fur whatsoever, but I'm just pointing out it's not so black and white. The big issue for me is breeding these animals in captivity, in gross conditions, then killing them inhumanely. Not to mention the many species extinguished for this reason already. This is vile. With wool, nothing is harmed. If flocks are.maintained properly on native ground, you literally have the most environmentally friendly material I can think of to work with. And it is more versatile than fur.
I should point out that in warm countries (ie Australia) where Merino sheep are raised for wool, they are very much harmed. The climate is such that their wool becomes maggot-infested and they end up with all kinds of infections in their skin (which is wrinkled and therefore grows more wool on the surface area). There is all kinds of damage and suffering visited on those sheep. Read about it and weep.
@joChoto yes, I'm very much aware, that's why I said sheep maintained properly on native land, like the UK where we have an extraordinary variety of sheep, bred to thrive in specific areas. Merino sheep are from South West Europe and not native to Australia or NZ. The overall welfare of that region is not as high as the UK (although there are non-mulesing farms) and yet Merino wool from those areas is crushing the wool industry elsewhere. Local economy is the way forward in my opinion, and knowing where your product comes from, how it is produced, how far it has to travel, and for what purpose.
@kathleenbarlow I think my comment makes it clear I'm not advocating for it. Just explaining that a lot of clothing production involves harm to the environment and therefore, wildlife. Wool from British sheep managed holistically is the most harmless I can think of. Cotton is produced in a monoculture way which by definition, harms the soil and disrupts the ecosystem and other clothes are plastic. Fur is cruel and is less necessary. Wool looks good from where I'm standing.
If you aren't warm enough, wear another layer! There is no excuse, not one single excuse on this planet, to wear fur.
@Chu Yue Ling Fur and leather is very much polluting as well if not one of the most polluting materials for clothing. You have to take into account that for breading the animal, many resources are used as well. Food, co2 impact of the animal, water etc. When it's killed, a process called tanning uses heavy metals and polluting chemicals to treat the skin into a usable material. So yeah, while synthetics are bad for the environment, they might be even better for it than fur ( if synthetics are recycled). Just wanted to point that out :)
@ Chu Yue Ling as a sheep farmer in the UK I can tell you that no matter how high your standards are you will still get sheep with maggots. Fly strike will affect all your sheep unless you shear them. Old breeds would lose wool naturally, most breeds now do not. I have texel and Shropshire sheep and not matter how much ecofly I use I still get flystrike. Removing the wool in summer helps but there will always be ones with problems. Although you are correct that we are able to apply more care but this is due to less land and sheep rather than our actual breeds.
In places like Siberia and other points in the far north of the world, fur is still very much needed. It keeps you warmer around your face than any synthetic could, and that is the difference between life and death of those who live there. For the vast majority of humanity, we have no reason to need fur.
The only issue with wool would be that a rather large number of people are allergic to it. But then again synthetic material is always an option.
What cruelty is done to birds to make down? I sometimes buy down, now I'm concerned.
There is just not a single real reason to kill an animal to maintain a body warm . We are suppose to protect our animals not to kill them for our comforts and stupid fashion
Killing for food and even for leather can be considered necessary, but problem with fur is that killing is extremely inhumane and painful, it's something I will NEVER EVER support, no matter what. At least, if you kill, do it with mercy.
It's like one of the other comments said. Wearing the fur or skin of an animal is fine....provided the rest of the animal was eaten or otherwise used. Killing an animal simply for fur is such a horrid waste.
and there is also synthetic fur, too.