Croatian MEP’s against fur farming
BRUSSELS, 15 JULY 2016 – This month all eleven Croatian members of the European Parliament have spoken out against fur farming. Their statements come after a recent proposal to change the Croatian Animal Protection Act including the fur farming ban. In 2007 the Croatian government decided to end the breeding and killing of animals for fur. The ban included a 10-year
Drastic drop of mink fur production worldwide
30 JUNE 2016 – The global production of mink fur shows a dramatic drop of 25% this year. According to Kopenhagen Fur, one of world’s largest fur auction houses, the world production of mink plummeted from approximately 72 million mink in 2015 to around 52 million this year. China shows the greatest drop in production figures from 18
Mink fur farm in Flanders shuts down
27 JUNE 2016, BELGIUM – Last February, Belgian animal protection organisation GAIA together with sister organisations Animal Rights, Bite Back, Stop Dierenmishandeling and Animaux en Péril protested to demand the closure of the local fur farm in Langemark. Undercover footage from Animal Rights revealed neglected, injured and shrieking, agonized mink in deplorable conditions in the former brick-yard
Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina urged to support fur farming ban
SARAJEVO, 19 JUNE 2016 – Worldwide citizens are expressing their support for the fur farming ban in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Similar to several other EU members states, the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina decided to ban fur farming on ethical grounds in 2009. The fur farming ban includes a phase-out period of 10 years providing fur farmers with a
Fur farming ban proposed in Czech Republic
PRAGUE, 3 MARCH 2016 – A group of more than 20 MPs in the Czech Republic from six political groups, including well-known politicians from across the political spectrum, are supporting a new bill that would completely ban fur farms. The chairman of the Czech Committee on the Environment, Robin Böhnisch, said: “Breed and kill animals primarily
Latvian fur farm downsized as industry takes a blow
LATVIA, 3 MARCH 2015 – One of Latvia’s largest fur farms was forced to almost half its production this February due to the current weak economic climate of the fur industry. Baltic Devon Mink, which is part of the Van Ansem Group, had to lay-off more than 40 employees of its workforce of 138. According to a spokesperson