Dogs and puppies found ‘neglected and starving’ in cages at Poland fur farm

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dogs and puppies have been found “neglected and starving” locked in outdoor cages at a Polish fur farm, investigators say. “For animals that are adapted to roam vast distances every day, living in a tight cage is torture.” Fur farms have been banned in the UK since 2000, but it’s estimated that since then Britain has imported more than £650m worth of animal fur. Connor Jackson, chief executive of Open Cages, said: “While it is outrageous to see beloved dogs kept in cages on fur farms, this is a reality for terrified foxes and minks daily – until they are violently killed and skinned for their fur.” Fur trade chiefs said the farm was not legal and that they had notified prosecutors that the farm may have been conducting illegal breeding. Some of the animals found were just puppies The Independent could not contact the farm, but the Polish Fur Breeders’ Association said it was shocked by the “disgusting” way animals were treated there.