News
The number of news found: 1.
06/27/2023 Member States call for a Fur Free Europe
A majority of Member States called yesterday for a ban on fur farming and asked the European Commission (EC) to examine the possibility of a ban on the placement of farmed fur products on the European market, supporting the recently submitted Fur Free Europe ECI. During today’s Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH), the Austrian, German and Netherlands delegations submitted an information note, supported by the Belgian, Cyprus, Czech, Estonian, Lithuanian, Luxembourg and Slovak delegations, calling for a ban on fur farming and to examine the possibility of introducing a ban on the sale and marketing of farmed fur products. The paper then received the explicit support of seven other Member States during the meeting. It’s the second time that the Council expressed its favour for an end to fur farming. The new call comes just after the formal submission of the successful Fur Free Europe ECI which collected more than 1.5 million validated signatures in less than 10 months. A number of scientists have also called on the EC to end such practices saying that the significant danger for humans and terrible suffering for animals requires urgent and proportionate action. “The support for a Fur Free Europe is yet again across the board: citizens, scientists and Member States spoke up against this cruel and unnecessary practice. With the constant decline in fur production since the last decade, followed by a sharp decrease due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fur industry has had a low impact on the EU economy, and therefore an economic argument holds no ground. There is no way the EC can ignore such clear calls, now it’s the time to turn them into action”, commented Reineke Hameleers, CEO, Eurogroup for Animals.
The number of news found: 1.
