Each shtreimel may be made of up to 30 sables, minks, martens, or foxes.
The North American Animal Liberation Press Office issued a statement saying it had not received confirmation that this was done by one of their affiliates but explained that “as the pelting season grows to a close, these animals were slated for certain death by anal electrocution, gassing or clubbing within the next few weeks, at the age of around seven months, when it is most profitable for their ‘owners’ to kill them.