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Toxic Furs

Fur on children’s wear full of toxics

AMSTERDAM, 12 JANUARY 2016 -  Fur trims on children's jackets contain harmful levels of toxic chemicals posing a serious health risk. New research, commissioned by Dutch Fur Free...

Animal welfare problems on Norwegian mink farm

Four Norwegian mink farms forced to close down after inspections

NORWAY, 17 DECEMBER 2015 - Severely untreated injuries, sick animals and inhumane killing methods were some of atrocities encountered by inspectors which causes four Norwegian mink farms to...

Animal abuse on Dutch mink farm

Animal abuse on Dutch mink farm exposed

THE NETHERLANDS, 7 DECEMBER 2015 - New undercover footage of Dutch animal rights organisation Stichting Animal Rights reveals violent animal mistreatment on a Dutch mink farm. The footage, recorded on...

Ola Waagen film director Inside Fur

Award-winning documentary Inside Fur screened in Estonia

TALLIN, 3 DECEMBER - Last week the Norwegian Award-winning documentary Inside Fur (Pels) was screened at Tallinn's Cinema House. The documentary, which gives an alarming inside view on...

Fox farming in Canada ©Joanne McArthur/We Animals

Exposed: Real Fur Sold as Fake on British High-Street

LONDON, 26 NOVEMBER 2015 - As winter approaches, and the majority of the British public continue to reject the idea of wearing real animal fur, investigations...

Scientists call for fur bans in EU member states

STRASBOURG, 26 NOVEMBER 2015 - Yesterday, the Intergroup on Welfare and Conservation of Animals met to discuss fur farming in the EU. The meeting included...