Italy to ban fur farming in 2022!

The fur-free movement has received an extra-special Christmas present this year with the news that the Budget Committee of the Italian Senate voted to approve an amendment which will ban fur farming across Italy. The amendment needs final approval from parliament, but Respect for Animals understands that this is expected to pass. Like many mink factory farms around the world, Italy saw serious Covid-19 outbreaks among the animals, who are
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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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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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US mink farming drops to record low

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has just published its latest statistics on mink fur production, with more bad news for the cruel fur trade. The report states: Mink pelt production in the United States in 2020 totaled 1.41 million pelts, down 49 percent from 2019. Records date back to 1975, with the 2020 production data representing an all-time low. The main states for fur factory farmed mink are
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Ireland: Cabinet APRROVES fur farming ban

On Tuesday 22 June 2021, Cabinet approval was granted to abolish fur farming in the Republic of Ireland. The measures will be part of an amendment to the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, and are likely to include a provision that chinchillas and foxes and mink can not be farmed for their fur or skin. There are currently three fur farms in Ireland, which kill around 100,000 mink annually.
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Israel bans fur sales

The fur industry suffered another major setback as Israel has become the first country to ban the sale of real fur. “The fur industry causes the deaths of hundreds of millions of animals worldwide, and inflicts indescribable cruelty and suffering,” Environmental Protection Minister Gila Gamliel said in a statement after signing the amendment, which goes into effect in six months. The minister also tweeted on the historic move: “Now the
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Victory! Estonia bans fur farming.

The bill that banning fur farming from 2026 has passed the third and final reading at the Riigikogu, the parliament of Estonia.  Annaliisa Post, board member and communications manager at Estonian animal advocacy organization Loomus, declared a historic victory. “We’ve been working for years to ban fur farms and we are sincerely happy that Estonia has become the first Baltic country to ban this cruel industry. No animal should suffer
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Fur Free Retailer program welcomes internationally-renowned sports brand adidas

Sportswear giant adidas announced to commit to a fur-free future and join the global Fur Free Retailer program. While adidas currently does not sell products made of animal fur, today’s pledge to permanently renounce fur sees the brand take a clear stand on animal welfare. As one of the largest sportswear brands in the world, adidas leads the way for more brands to switch to animal-friendly alternatives. Respect for Animals,
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Pressure On The Government For A Fur Free UK

Three senior Labour ministers have written to Liz Truss calling for a Fur-Free Britain, supporting the aims of Respect for Animals' Early Day Motion 267 on banning fur imports.
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Sweden shuts down mink fur farming

Sweden will ban breeding of mink in 2021 to prevent the risk of mutations of the coronavirus spreading to humans, the government said at a press conference on Wednesday, 27 January 2021. On October 23th 2020 the first case of coronavirus was found on a mink farm in Sweden and the virus subsequently spread to 12 other farms.  At the end of 2020, the Netherlands proceeded to implement its previously
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