City of Hallandale Beach (Florida) bans fur sales

City of Hallandale Beach (Florida) bans fur sales

The number of fur sales bans continues to rise in the US as, on November 17 2021, the Hallandale Beach City Commission voted 5-0 to ban the sale of new fur products. Hallandale Beach is the first city in the State of Florida to pass this ordinance. The ordinance takes effect immediately. The ordinance was sponsored by Commissioners Michele Lazarow and Anabelle Taub-Lima. Commissioner Anabelle Taub-Lima said: “As a fiscally
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19th November 2021
Fur industry guilty of ‘greenwashing’ in new report

Fur industry guilty of ‘greenwashing’ in new report

The fur trade is directly contributing to the high risk of imminent extinction of the critically endangered European mink. A new report detailing the environmental impact of fur has criticised the fur industry for ‘greenwashing’, as Respect for Animals calls for governments to take action. Download the new report here: Executive Summary Full report (single pages) Full report (two page spread) Respect for Animals is calling for an end to
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17th November 2021
Canada: British Columbia province to end mink fur farming

Canada: British Columbia province to end mink fur farming

The provincial government British Columbia in Canada has announced that mink fur farms are to be phased out by 2025. The decision follows data from the BC Centre for Disease Control, which identified the potential for the SARS-CoV-2 virus to mutate in mink and be passed back to people, along with additional concerns that mutations could have an impact on vaccine effectiveness. Proposals include: a permanent ban on breeding mink;
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12th November 2021
Fur trade uses key materials needed for human vaccinations

Fur trade uses key materials needed for human vaccinations

The fur industry has been condemned for pursuing a COVID-19 vaccination scheme for factory farmed mink in Finland, diverting key resources needed in the development of vaccines needed to save human lives. The fur trade intends to expand the program around Europe as soon as possible. The background to this is the major COVID outbreak in Europe and North America on mink fur farms last year, with the virus jumping
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3rd November 2021