Top academics and campaigners from around the world joined us in Oxford from 23-26 July to discuss the ethics of the fur trade. Talks and papers ranged from the fur trade in China, to the impact of fur farming on the environment to the way Disney portrays the wearing of fur. Watch the film here: Summer School Film 2017 from Oxford Animal Ethics It was a truly brilliant
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Ban on fur farms had passed the Czech Senate and has now been signed into law by the President. Last month, the Czech Senate finally approved the amendment of the law against cruelty to animals that proposes a full ban on the fur farms in the Czech Republic. In a historic, landslide vote 39 senators voted for the ban and 3 voted against. Having passed the Chamber of Deputies, senators
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Fur Free Alliance holds urgent press conference in Sarajevo In a highly uncommon procedure the Bosnian government recently voted for a last-minute postponement of the fur farming ban, that was suppose to prohibit fur farming in 2018. The controversial amendment would delay the ban for another ten years. Representatives of the Fur Free Alliance, PETA and the Aarhus Center spoke at a press conference in Sarajevo to call for the implementation of the Bosnian fur farming ban
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Some months ago we asked supporters to back a new and exciting initiative that we were calling ‘Fur for Animals’. Thanks to you, after raising funds through our newsletter and a Crowdfunder campaign, we were able to go ahead with the project. We sponsored a competition through the world-renowned creative organisation D&AD for the world’s most talented young designers and creatives to develop ideas for effective social media anti-fur campaigns.
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Top academics and campaigners from more than 12 countries are descending on Oxford from 23-26 July to debate the ethics of the international fur trade. The event is being organized by the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics on behalf of Respect for Animals Educational Trust and will result in a new, up to date and authoritative report for use in the future. Speaking about next month’s event, Mark Glover said:
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Today (20 July 2023) the European Citizen Initiative (ECI) organisers formally met with the European ...