Respect for Animals supporter and campaigner for animals, Tim Licence, saw our new fur free market campaign and took action! “I thought I’d have a go at campaigning to get my local council to adopt the policies. I set up a petition and wrote a blog to try and make this happen, while I am planning on asking a question at a future council meeting. Any help, promotion and support
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In recent years, it has become more common for real fur items, including bobble/pompom hats, to be sold at council-run markets- often at festive markets around Christmas time. Due to a large number of complaints from members of the public, Respect for Animals is campaigning to make all UK markets ‘fur free’. On this page you will find information about individual Local Authority policies on selling real fur. Click here
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On Thursday, Hythe town councillors will consider whether to pay over £1400 for new mayoral robes made from real fur, or a fake fur robe costing hundreds of pounds less. The real fur robe will be made from muskrat (also known as a musquash) fur, a medium sized semi-aquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a flat tail. Native to North America, there are cruelly trapped using barbaric devices just
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