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1,701,892 EU citizens call for an end to fur farming and trade
BRUSSELS, 2 MARCH 2023 - The Fur Free Europe European Citizens’ Initiative has closed, ahead of schedule, after registering support from more than 1.7 million...
Norway shuts down all fur farms ahead of schedule
NORWAY, 23 January 2023 - Last week it was made public that the last mink had left Norwegian fur farms, and the Norwegian fur industry...
Shocking film of injured, diseased and cannibal foxes on Finnish fur farms
HELSINKI, Finland, January 19 — Shocking footage showing fur-farmed foxes in Finland with weeping and swollen infected eyes and ears; injured and bloodied tails; and...
Third outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 on a fur farm in Italy
GALEATA, DECEMBER 5, 2022 — The World Organisation for Animal Health has announced Italy’s third outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 on a mink fur farm, located in...
Fur Free Alliance calls for ban on fur farming during visit to the Swedish parliament
STOCKHOLM, 3 NOVEMBER 2022 — On Thursday 3rd November, Swedish and international animal welfare campaigners delivered a letter to the Swedish Ministry of Infrastructure and...
NGOs and MEPs gather at European Parliament to call for a fur-free Europe
STRASBOURG, 6 OCTOBER 2022 – Today, as the Fur Free Europe ECI reached more than 400,000 signatures in less than five months, MEPs from the...