2 9 6 ▁animals ▁were ▁used . ▁ ▁Anim als ▁used ▁for ▁cl othing ▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁fur ▁far ms ▁in ▁South ▁Korea , ▁but ▁South ▁Korea ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁largest ▁fur ▁im por ters ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁purch asing ▁ <0xE2> <0x82> <0xA9> 2 4 7 ▁billion - worth ▁of ▁f urs ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁popular ity ▁of ▁fur ▁has ▁ris en ▁in ▁recent ▁years , ▁with ▁total ▁market ▁value ▁rising ▁from ▁ <0xE2> <0x82> <0xA9> 7 8 9 ▁billion ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁ <0xE2> <0x82> <0xA9> 1 . 1 ▁tr ill ion ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Dem and ▁for ▁le ather ▁is ▁also ▁on ▁the ▁rise , ▁with ▁an ▁increase ▁of ▁ 4 8 % ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁market ▁value ▁of ▁le ather ▁reached ▁ <0xE2> <0x82> <0xA9> 1 . 6 ▁tr ill ion ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁ 6 6 % ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁produced ▁dom est ically . ▁ ▁Animal ▁activ ism ▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁few ▁animal ▁w elf are ▁organizations ▁in ▁South ▁Korea . ▁The ▁largest ▁animal ▁activ ist ▁organization ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁is ▁Co ex istence ▁of ▁Animal ▁Rights ▁on ▁Earth ▁( CA RE ), ▁founded ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁CA RE ▁oper ates ▁no - kill ▁animal ▁sh el ters , ▁educ ates ▁the ▁public ▁on ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁animal ▁rights ▁and