Thank you for your article, "Companies sell real fur as 'faux'" (Feb. 16). Animals skinned for fur come from two places -- fur ranches and trapping the animals in the wild. On fur ranches, animals lead miserable lives confined in small, filthy cages. They are cruelly killed by being gassed, suffocated or by electrocution. They are electrocuted anally or through the mouth so that the blood doesn't ruin the "clothes."

Trapping animals in the wild for fur is not any more humane. There are many traps used to trap animals. One common trap is the steel-jaw leghold trap. This trap closes with bone-crushing force onto an animal. The animals often try to chew their own limbs off to escape. The traps also catch our companion animals such as dogs and cats. These traps are dangerous to children. To help end trapping, go to BanCruelTraps.com.