What can you do?
1 Take the pledge never again to buy any article bearing fur of any nature. (Real fur is often mislabelled as faux fur, or under exotic sounding names such as China Wolf or Chat de Chine, and used as trim on garments, toys, hair trinkets etc.)

2 Send a link to this website on to everyone you know in your own country and in other countries, to ensure that it circles the globe.

3 Sign the petition against the abuse of animals in China's fur industry at http://www.mypetition.co.za (no 00248) – or start your own petition.

4 Send a letter to your local Chinese Embassy (sample letter below).

5 Write or speak to the proprietors of shops selling fur products. (If there is no market, the trade will have to stop.) If you get a negative response, mail us the details, so that we can take the matter further.

6 Help to raise funds for organisations such as Animals Asia or PETA Asia-Pacific who are running education campaigns to raise the profile of animals in Asia - visit their websites at:
http://www.animalsasia.org
www.petaasiapacific.com
http://www.petaasiapacific.com
or donate to Fur Free (donate.html) to help us spread the word and fight the atrocities.

7 Place your name on our membership list and mailing list by writing to us

 8 If you are in South Africa, join us in the distribution of fliers in the large centres on Worldwide Anti-Fur Days, or join us once or twice a year in anti-fur demonstrations as advertised.

9 If you should come across a product which might contain real fur, you could perform the following tests:
 Inspect the base of the ‘fur’. Synthetic fur will have a threaded backing, while real fur will show skin in a natural or dyed state. One could even compare the texture of the ‘skin’ with the consistency of real leather.
 Inspect the tips. Animal fur tapers into a point - like a cat's whisker or a sewing needle. This one is harder to tell.
 Should you have already purchased a doubtful product (eg a pet toy), you can snip off a tiny portion of the ‘hair’ and light it on fire. Animal hair will smell like human hair when ignited – synthetic fur wouldn't.
 There are other tests commonly used, such as the ‘push-pin’ test, the blow test, the finger roll test, the colour test, the length test and the softness test, but none of these are very reliable.

If you are still unsure about the nature of a suspicious product, please let us know!

10 Finally, if you are aware of a family member, relative or friend being in possession of a fur jacket or coat, persuadethe person to donate the fur to an animal rehabilitation centre or shelter, where it could be used to warm animals.