Rearing Fur-Bearing Animals Becomes Popular in China

Rearing fur-bearing animals has become one of the main businesses for Chinese farmers to earn extra money.

Information from a recent national symposium on development strategy for fur-bearing animals disclosed that about one million minks are reared in China, while the foxes and racoon dogs bred amount to 1.5 million head.

Researcher Yang Fuhe, who is also secretary-general of the China Special Products Society, said, "Comparing to North Europe and North America, China is late in starting to rear fur-bearing animals. But It has become the largest market of fur-related products in the wake of economic development and improvement in Chinese people's living standards, which has …