Fur is not only cruel, it’s also costly. Our new economic report presented at the European Parliament today shows fur farming reduces the EU economy, rather than contributes to it: 🌎 Environmental cost of fur farms to the EU = 226 million per year. ⚕️Costs to prevent public health risks = 211 million per year. 🪙 EU fur farming comes at an annual cost of 446 million to EU citizens. There is no excuse for the European Union to continue the needless animal suffering for fur #FurFreeEurope
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Today, we're at the European Parliament with Eurogroup for Animals to launch a new report on the true cost of fur. Generating a negative €9.2 million in gross value added (GVA), the fur industry reduces, rather than contributes, to the EU economy. Griffin Carpenter, economist and author of the report: "EU fur farming has been unprofitable for several years and the sector is no longer financially viable without other sources of funds. The industry is also a major recipient of public funds which, on balance, greatly exceed tax revenues" There is no excuse for the European Union to continue the needless animal suffering for fur #FurFreeEurope Read more: https://lnkd.in/das_HusT
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In the coming weeks, the Polish parliament (the Sejm) will discuss a ban on fur farming. Otwarte Klatki, much appreciated member of the Fur Free Alliance, has been campaigning for this for years. Last year, members of the Fur Free Alliance from countries all over Europe visited the Sejm, to share knowledge and experiences with a ban. The best of luck Marta Korzeniak and colleagues!
Pierwsze dyskusje nad ustawą za nami! Wczoraj rozpoczęły się prace nad zakazem hodowli zwierząt na futra w Polsce. W Sejmie odbyło się pierwsze czytanie dwóch projektów ustaw, które zaprezentowali posłowie Małgorzata Tracz i Jarosław Sachajko. Na sali byli także mieszkańcy, którzy od lat żyją w sąsiedztwie ferm futrzarskich, organizacje pozarządowe, specjaliści i przedstawiciele branży. Dyskusja była gorąca, ale wnioski są jasne – CZAS NA ZAKAZ! Zgodnie z badaniami CBOS, ponad 70% Polaków uważa, że hodowanie i zabijanie zwierząt na futra nie powinno być dopuszczalne. To wyraźny sygnał, że troska o dobrostan zwierząt łączy nas ponad podziałami politycznymi – i to było dziś wyraźnie odczuwalne w Sejmie Romana Bomba, mieszkanka miejscowości dotkniętej fermami, powiedziała: „Nas, mieszkańców, nikt nie szanował (...) Zrobili nam piekło (...) Zrobili zwierzętom piekło na co dzień. (...) Śmiali się z nas [hodowcy]: tylko od czerwca do listopada będzie [odór]. Potem nie będzie. No niech sobie żyją od czerwca do listopada w tych warunkach – w tych muchach, w tym wszystkim, w tym odorze codziennym." Pierwsze czytanie za nami – teraz czekamy na kolejne kroki: poprawki, opinie Komisji i głosowanie w Sejmie ‼️ Kolejne posiedzenie komisji zapowiedziano na najbliższy wtorek ‼️ Posłanka Małgorzata Tracz podsumowała: „Liczymy na to, że z pomocą Ministerstwo Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi wypracujemy dobre poprawki do mojego projektu, przyjmiemy je i przegłosujemy w Sejmie.”
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📢 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱! This September, the Swiss National Council voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strong counterproposal to the Fur Import Ban Initiative. This decision is a clear rejection of attempts by the fur lobby to legitimise their own “animal welfare” labels, and a strong signal that Switzerland stands for real protection for animals used in the fur industry. 💪 👏 The Fur Free Alliance warmly congratulates Swiss animal protection organisations VIER VOETERS, Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR) - Wir geben Tieren Recht!, Zürcher Tierschutz and Schweizer Tierschutz STS on this result and will continue to support them as the debate moves to the Council of States. Read more via: https://lnkd.in/e9hjt2K7. Andrina Herren #FurFree #AnimalWelfare #AntiCruelty #Switzerland
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🦊 Join us at our event, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝘂𝗿: 𝗔𝗻 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗙𝘂𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆! 🏷️ On 15 October from 16:00 to 17:30 CET, we will be hosting an event at the European Parliament to discuss the economic consequences of the fur industry. For more information and registration, please see: https://lnkd.in/eyyxcX-M. Niels Fuglsang, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Jo Swabe, Griffin Carpenter, Eija Vinnari, Mike Moser, European Commission #FurFreeEurope #ECI
What is the true cost of fur in the European Union? 🦊🇪🇺 On 15 October, join Fur Free Alliance and Eurogroup for Animals at the European Parliament for the presentation of a full-cost account of the EU fur industry. With the European Commission’s decision on the Fur Free Europe European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) expected in March 2026, this event brings together MEPs, experts, and NGOs to discuss the evidence and the future of fur farming in Europe. 📅 15 October 2025 | 16:00–17:30 CET 📍 Hybrid event: Brussels & online Register to join the debate: https://lnkd.in/eyyxcX-M #AnimalWelfare #FurFreeFuture #FurFarming #FurIndustry
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Fur is cruel. Despite many of its competitors being fur-free, Woolrich continues to use fur from animals, including foxes and raccoon dogs from Finland and coyotes from North America. This terrible footage is from raccoon dog fur farms in Finland 💔 Animal suffering for fashion is unacceptable - call for a #FurFreeWoolrich now! bit.ly/fur-free-woolrich
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🔥GLOBAL LAUNCH: Join us today, at the start of New York Fashion Week, in urging outdoor fashion giant Woolrich to join its competitors - including Canada Goose, The North Face, Parajumpers and many others - in adopting a fur-free policy. You can now make a difference for animals ➡️ Tell Woolrich there is no excuse for fur cruelty! TAKE ACTION: bit.ly/fur-free-woolrich #FurFreeWoolrich #Woolrich #furfree #FurFreeRetailer #NYFW #FutureofFashion
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Get ready—this outdoor giant is about to be called out 📢 It’s 2025, yet this international fashion brand continues to profit from the cruel fur trade. Old habits may die hard—but for this brand, animals die harder. 💔 Any guesses who is about to be exposed? Find out soon #FurFreeFashion #FurFreeFuture
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👏 Inspiring initiative by our member group ACTAsia— empowering London College of Fashion students to shape a fur-free, sustainable future. 💚👗
Pei lectured at the 'FashionTogether' final presentations this Summer! ACTAsia formed a collaborative challenge partnership with the London College of Fashion in 2020 In the 'Fashion Together' module, students work together in teams, presenting ways of promoting sustainable & fur-free fashion to Gen Z & Generation Alpha. Full video: https://lnkd.in/gB28V_xw #CrueltyFreeFashion #EndFur #CrueltyFree
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Breaking: Bulgaria ends mink fur farming for good 🎉 The Bulgarian Supreme Administrative Court has just announced to uphold the country’s ban on breeding and import of American mink 🚫 This means the last mink fur farm, which closed earlier this year, will never reopen — making Bulgaria entirely fur-free 💚 This is a major victory for animals. Huge congratulations to КАЖИ (CAAI) for their years of dedicated work that made this possible!
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