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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DONATE HERE TO HELP END THE CRUEL FUR TRADE IN EUROPE A new European Citizens Initiative (ECI) calling for a ban on fur farming, as well as the placing on the market of fur products is now under way. EU citizens (not UK citizens) can sign the initiative here: Sign for a Fur Free Europe This is one of the most important animal welfare campaigns in history. We could, quite
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Respect for Animals is delighted that the Bill to ban fur farming in the Republic of Ireland has passed the final stages of the parliamentary process. Having passed the Dáil in early 2022, the Bill passed its final stage in the Seanad on the evening of Tuesday 29 March 2022. The legislation now goes to the President to be signed into law. Ireland becomes the most recent country to ban
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Photos depicting long lines of killing boxes being marched to fur farms have caused shock and anger around Europe. The devices are being used to gas mink after more Covid outbreaks on fur factory farms in Denmark. Danish veterinarians and farmers have begun slaughtering at least 2.5 million mink in northern Denmark, authorities have confirmed, after coronavirus was reported in at least 63 farms. The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration
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It has been another busy year in our campaign to end the cruel fur trade and 2025 promises to be eve ...
A private members’ bill to end the import and sale of real fur in Britain has been introduced ...
In a monumental victory for animal protection, the Romanian Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to b ...