16 JANUARY 2026 – As we start the new year, we’re reflecting on some of the incredible progress made in 2025 toward ending fur cruelty. With your support, more governments took steps to shut down cruel fur farms, and more fashion brands chose to go fur-free, sparing millions of animals from confinement and suffering.  Globally,

WARSAW, 2 DECEMBER 2025 – In a landmark victory for animals, Polish President Karol Nawrocki has signed legislation to reject fur cruelty, making Poland the 24th country in Europe to end fur farming. Under the new law, establishing new fur farms is prohibited with immediate effect, and all existing facilities must cease operations by 31

The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE), together with FECAVA (the Federation of Companion Animal Veterinary Associations) and WSAVA (the World Small Animal Veterinary Association), has issued a joint statement calling for a global phase-out of fur farming within the next ten years. The statement, adopted on 14 November 2025 at the FVE General Assembly

Brussels, 15 October 2025 — The report, A full-cost account of the EU fur industry, sheds light on the fragile economic state of the fur industry, with EU fur farms declining by 73% over one decade, and production expected to decline by a further 15 — 20% by 2028. As the prices of pelts plummeted,

BRUSSELS, 18 FEBRUARY 2025 – A newly released undercover investigation reveals appalling cruelty on European fur farms, where animals endure terrible suffering before being killed in horrific ways. Animal rights organisation GAIA, a Fur Free Alliance member, released the disturbing findings today to expose the inherent welfare problems of the fur trade and urge Belgium

ITALY, 14 FEBRUARY 2025 – A new outbreak of COVID-19 has been confirmed at an Italian mink farm in Capergnanica, between Crema and Lodi, reigniting concerns over animal welfare and public health. Italian Fur Free Alliance member LAV uncovered the outbreak at a facility that should have been shut down long ago and is now