SAVE 15000 Project — A TRANSPLEX Initiative
They can be pets. Not pelts.
A practical and ethical transition model to prevent the unnecessary killing of 15,000 chinchillas in Romania
15,000 chinchillas are at risk of being killed before 2027.
This outcome is not required. It is a decision.
Core Proposition:
Instead of killing chinchillas for fur during the phase-out period, we propose a transition into responsible pet adoption and rescue distribution.
This preserves animal life, reduces ethical contradiction, and creates a more rational economic outcome than slaughter for fur alone.
Structural Problem
Romania has moved toward ending fur farming on ethical grounds.
However, until the transition is complete, thousands of chinchillas may still be killed.
This creates a policy contradiction: if the practice is considered unacceptable, continuing it during the transition remains an avoidable failure.
Rational Alternative
Chinchillas already have established value as companion animals.
A living chinchilla can generate equal or higher economic return than fur, while avoiding the ethical cost of killing.
This makes rehoming not only compassionate, but economically realistic.
Decision Point
The central question is not whether a solution exists.
A solution already exists.
The real question is whether a more rational and humane option will be chosen in time.
Transition Model
The objective is simple: make life more rational than death.
A structured rescue-transfer route can reduce killing while still giving farm owners a viable financial exit.
- €200 to farmers — a direct incentive to choose transfer over killing
- €220 to adopters — within a realistic range for committed owners
- €20 supports coordination, communication, and transfer management
- Local transfer events near farms — reducing friction, delay, and transport burden
What We Are Asking For
- Recognition that continued killing during the transition period is avoidable
- Support for a rescue-transfer model instead of fur liquidation
- Partnerships with animal welfare organizations, rescue networks, and pet-sector actors across Europe
- Public visibility that helps turn a hidden pipeline of killing into an open route for life
If a better outcome exists,
continuing the worse one is no longer neutral.
Take Action
We are seeking collaboration with organizations, distributors, rescue networks,
media, and public figures capable of helping this transition happen at scale.
Initiated by TRANSPLEX