Fur Farms started in North America, after the civil war which is over 100 years ago, and  is the fifth largest mink producing country in the world.  Fox farms are the most common  and makeup fifty-eight percent in Europe and 10 percent in the United States while the rest are spread throughout the world. Fur Farming are also the ways  farmers  raise and breed animals that make fur coats such as  Foxes, chinchillas,minks and rabbits.  Most Farms are family owned businesses and are passed down by two and three generations.