美国人道对待动物（幼崽皮草-Coats for Cubs）还皮草于动物行动

引荐:美国国际人道对待动物协会HSUS自2006年成立的《幼崽皮草-Coats for Cubs》号召大家，将您和家人不需用和不想再穿在身上的旧皮草捐出，帮助野生动物孤儿和其他动物，将动物皮毛还给们真正的主人。回收皮草既暖和又舒适，能够最大限度的帮助和安慰，特别是刚出生就失去妈妈和受伤的年幼小动物的身心！

去年去华盛顿开会期间看了刊登于美国人道对待动物好文—all animals – March/April 2011，心里就念念不忘这个还皮草於动物的好主意，我们应该借鉴和呼吁实施。但一直都没有时间顾上翻译。平时我们总宣传呼吁拒绝皮草，一般让烧掉，并没有什么提议来让拥有皮草的民众有个方法来放弃皮草；这一回收皮草，还皮草于动物的行动相信会让日益觉醒的关爱动物，拒绝残忍的理念更加的易于被大众接受，让皮草回归於它真正的主人吧！

十分欣慰和感动行动亚洲动物保护团队与搜狐微博，首都爱护动物协会，达尔文，莱科公益，七代志等NGO动保组织的冬季拒绝皮草行动在各地大学校园，社区取得很大成功。建议行动亚洲和国内动物保护组织研讨，联合号召征集民众衣橱里不再穿戴的动物皮草，将皮毛还给动物，给已经拥有皮草，而在得知皮草残忍真相后不想再拥有的民众有机会将皮草捐出以救护动物。尤其是给新出生就失去妈妈的小奶狗，奶猫和野生动物孤儿。被救助的小奶狗儿在回收皮草铺的窝里甚至伸出舌头寻找妈妈的奶头呢！

What to do with Unwanted Fur? Donate It to Help Orphaned Wildlife

Pass on your old fur items to a wildlife rehabilitator to warm and comfort orphaned and injured wildlife

The Humane Society of the United States

An orphaned raccoon snuggles in donated furs. Amy Ouimet

Do you have an old fur coat in your closet? Is your grandmother's mink stole stored in the attic? Many of us have fur apparel that we no longer want or that was left to us by a family member. Some aren't comfortable selling it or giving it to charity, because they feel people should not wear animal fur. And storing, cleaning, and remodeling old fur coats are highly profitable services for furriers and helps keep them in the fur business. So what should people do with it?

Give it back to the animals. If you would like to see that old fur put to a good use, see if there is a wildlife rehabilitator in your area who will use it to aid and comfort wildlife.

How Do the Furs Help Wildlife?

Fur can provide warmth and comfort to orphaned and injured wild animals. Wildlife rehabilitators will usually cut the fur into an appropriate size for the animal, whether it be a bobcat, fox, raccoon, squirrel, or rabbit, and place it inside the animal's enclosure. The furry blanket becomes a surrogate mother to orphaned animals, reducing stress and giving comfort.

One rehabilitator related a story about a restless orphaned river otter who chirped constantly. Once she was given a fur blanket, she settled right down. Turning the sleeve of a fur coat inside out, a rehabilitator can also create a warm nest for a burrowing animal such as an opossum. Some animals adopt a piece of fur as a playmate, jumping on it and wrestling with it.

How Do I Donate?

You can mail your fur(s) directly to a wildlife rehabilitator on our list of rehabbers who use fur to comfort the animals in their care. If you would like to find other, more local wildlife rehabilitators, you can search at wildliferehabber.org. It’s a good idea to call those who are not on our list in advance and see if they will use your furs, and find the best way of donating it.

Other charities that may accept furs are homeless shelters and animal shelters or sanctuaries who care for mammals. Always ask them before you bring or mail your fur to them, in case they can’t use it. Fur donations to charities are often tax-deductible, and you may wish to ask for an acknowledgement letter that you could possibly use for tax purposes.

In addition, from November 25, 2011, through Earth Day on Sunday, April 22, 2012, Buffalo Exchange resale clothing stores are holding a Coats for Cubs fur drive nationwide in 15 states. See buffaloexchange.comfor your nearest location (there are 42 participating stores) or call toll-free 1-866-235-8255. Let them know it’s a gift for Coats for Cubs. You may also mail fur to a Buffalo Exchange store during this time period.

Rehabilitators who use fur will usually accept only real fur apparel, fur trims, and fur accessories (such as hats, gloves, and muffs), and shearling.