Polar fox farm, fur business

A polar fox looks out of its cage at the private farm in Rovnoye village, about 230 km (143 miles) southwest of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk November 30, 2009. Ivan Zolotaryov, the owner of the farm, says his fur business is close to liquidation due to a lack of demand and very low prices for animal skins and, as a result, the farm is no longer profitable enough to cover necessary expenses.






An employee of a fox farm walks between cages at the private farm in Rovnoye village, about 230 km (143 miles) southwest of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk November 30, 2009. Ivan Zolotaryov, the owner of the farm, says his fur business is close to liquidation due to a lack of demand and very low prices for animal skins and, as a result, the farm is no longer profitable enough to cover necessary expenses.



An employee of a fox farm feeds polar foxes at the private farm in Rovnoye village, about 230 km (143 miles) southwest of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk November 30, 2009. Ivan Zolotaryov, the owner of the farm, says his fur business is close to liquidation due to a lack of demand and very low prices for animal skins and, as a result, the farm is no longer profitable enough to cover necessary expenses.



An employee of a fox farm, Vladimir Mukhin, holds a blue polar fox before its slaughter at the private farm in Rovnoye village, about 230 km (143 miles) southwest of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk November 30, 2009. Ivan Zolotaryov, the owner of the farm, says his fur business is close to liquidation due to a lack of demand and very low prices for animal skins and, as a result, the farm is no longer profitable enough to cover necessary expenses.




A silver fox looks out of its cage at the private farm in Rovnoye village, about 230 km (143 miles) southwest of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk November 30, 2009. Ivan Zolotaryov, the owner of the farm, says his fur business is close to liquidation due to a lack of demand and very low prices for animal skins and, as a result, the farm is no longer profitable enough to cover necessary expenses.


photo: Reuters