Documents obtained via a public records request with the Massachusetts Department of Fisheries & Wildlife reveal that, despite the obvious and widely-acknowledged cruelty, the fur business is still a thing.

Included in the released records is a database of individuals licensed to trap fur animals for the years 2015 and 2016. There were approximately 670 Mass. residents permitted to trap in 2015; that number fell to 403 in 2016, suggesting that the fur business may be experiencing a down turn.

Interestingly, only 14 and 15 people (around half are taxidermists) were licensed to purchase fur in 2015 and 2016, respectively. That’s about 38 trappers per buyer.

The documents also included a breakdown of which animals were killed during the 2014 to 2015 season.