The Europeans Citizens’ call for a Fur Free Europe was presented today at the European Parliament: animal protection organisations, scientists and former fur industry representatives reiterated the critical need for the EU to ban the cruel practice of fur farming once and for all, while they stressed the importance of the publication of the full proposals on animal welfare More than 1.5 million citizens asked for a Fur Free Europe, and
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Lithuania has become the 20th European country to completely ban fur farming, sparing around one million animals a year from miserable lives and cruel deaths on fur farms. President Gitanas Nausėda signed the fur farming bill into law today after a large majority passed the measure in the Seimas. The law stipulates that the country’s remaining fur farms, around 40 mink farms and 30 chinchilla fur farms, must close by
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A newly published scientific briefing paper confirms that attempts to introduce cage enrichment or alternative housing systems as a means of improving welfare on fur farms would be doomed to fail. As the European Commission considers the revision of animal welfare legislation, the report concludes that a ban on fur farming across the EU is the only viable solution to the major welfare problems for mink, foxes and raccoon dogs
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New photos reveal poor biosecurity measures and horrible conditions on Finnish fur farms, where animals were being killed en masse over bird flu concerns. The uncontrolled spread of the virus among mink and foxes highlights the pandemic potential of fur farming and the urgent need for action at European level. Scientists have raised alarms about an unusual mink mutation, recently found on five Finnish fur farms, which might be a
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Today (20 July 2023) the European Citizen Initiative (ECI) organisers formally met with the European Commission (EC) to present the case, and signify the importance of a full harmonised ban on fur farms and on the placement of farmed fur products on the European market. Respect for Animals Director, Mark Glover, spoke at the event on the animal welfare argument for banning fur farming across the EU, bringing decades of
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1,502,319 signatures were officially submitted to the European Commission (EC), calling on the EU to ban fur farming and the placement of farmed fur products on the market once and for all. Fur Free Europe was launched in May 2022 and received the support of more than eighty organisations from all around Europe. It closed on March 1st, earlier than its official deadline, thanks to a record number of signatures
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Lithuanian animal protection organisation, and colleagues of Respect for Animals in the Fur Free Alliance, “Tušti narvai” today publishes shocking footage that reveals the cruel reality for animals killed for their fur. The new undercover investigation into fur farms in Lithuania reveals animals punched, thrown, and suffocated in gas chambers, and for the first time includes clear footage from inside a killing box. The published images from eight fur farms
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The revised edition of The Case Against Fur Factory Farming: a scientific review of animal welfare standards and ‘WelFur’, published today by Respect for Animals and Eurogroup for Animals, includes the latest scientific evidence regarding the welfare of animals farmed for fur in Europe, and critically evaluates the fur industry’s ‘WelFur’ protocols for on-farm assessment. The report documents the extent of animal welfare failings inherent on fur farms and highlights
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The European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) Fur Free Europe has closed earlier than its official deadline thanks to a record number of signatures collected. In less than ten months 1.6 million citizens signed to end this cruel practice, sending a strong message to the European Commission (EC). Fur Free Europe was launched in May 2022 by Eurogroup for Animals and received the support of more than eighty organisations from all around
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“We are playing with fire” ‘The biggest risk is the continuing existence of fur farms’ “I think the public health risk is so high, it outweighs any benefits of having such farms” “Plenty of animals can move in and out of mink farms. Birds and bats fly in, cats and rats also. Even if people are very careful, nature can do the trick” We are playing with fire.” ‘The biggest
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