Articles for Fur Farms

Activists release images of foxes at Finnish fur farms to push EU to ban the trade
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Activists release images of foxes at Finnish fur farms to push EU to ban the trade

Associated Press  

GENEVA — A red fox frantically scratches the wires of its small cage. Finnish advocacy group Oikeutta Elaimille, or Justice for Animals, and Humane Society International have released images taken from an “undercover investigation” at three fur farms in western Finland in late October to highlight the behind-the-scenes realities of the trade. it creates a false image of normal lab …

Animals Animal Fur Trade Finland Group Fox Farms
Dozens of viruses detected in Chinese fur farm animals
4 months ago

Dozens of viruses detected in Chinese fur farm animals

The Hindu  

Dozens of viruses have been detected mixing in animals at fur farms in China, some of which are new and have the potential to spill over into humans, researchers said on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Virologist Edward Holmes, who has led research into Covid-19, told AFP he felt that the global fur farming industry “is one most likely ways by …

Animals Fur Covid Virus Farm Humans Holmes
Horrifying truth of fur industry revealed in footage from largest ever undercover investigation involving dozens of farms where animals engaged in cannibalism, had limbs gnawed off and were left with
1 year, 1 month ago

Horrifying truth of fur industry revealed in footage from largest ever undercover investigation involving dozens of farms where animals engaged in cannibalism, had limbs gnawed off and were left with

Daily Mail  

The horrifying truth of the fur industry has been revealed in footage from the largest ever undercover investigation on European fur farms. The chilling exposé titled 'This is Fur Farming in the EU' lays bare the grim reality of fur factory farming across six EU nations Wounded animals can be seen battling to survive in cages. The creatures shown in …

Europe Investigation Fur Farming White Injured European
Anger at government U-turn on promised ban on fur imports
1 year, 9 months ago

Anger at government U-turn on promised ban on fur imports

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a response this week to a petition calling for imports from often-torturous fur farms …

Animals Trade Animal British Ban Westminster Email View
It’s not just mink: Foxes and raccoon dogs on fur farms ‘may infect humans with coronaviruses’, scientists warn
4 years, 1 month ago

It’s not just mink: Foxes and raccoon dogs on fur farms ‘may infect humans with coronaviruses’, scientists warn

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A scientific paper this summer warned that raccoon dogs “are susceptible to and efficiently transmit” Covid-19 and “may serve …

Animals Europe China Independent Fur Dogs Million
Video shows mink pulled from cages and thrown ‘like rubbish’ into gas chambers on Dutch fur farms
4 years, 1 month ago

Video shows mink pulled from cages and thrown ‘like rubbish’ into gas chambers on Dutch fur farms

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mink were pulled from cages by their tails or hind legs and hurled into mobile …

Animals Dutch Netherlands Independent Fur Gas Farms
At least 66 people linked to fur farms have had coronavirus, with mink a likely source
4 years, 3 months ago

At least 66 people linked to fur farms have had coronavirus, with mink a likely source

Dutch News  

At least 66 fur farm workers and their family members have been infected with coronavirus, scientists say in an investigation into the outbreak of Covid-19 at 16 Dutch fur farms up to the beginning of June. In a number of cases, the virus has been passed from mink to humans, the scientists say in an preliminary article on scientific website …

Fur Farms Virus Scientists 66 Fur
Sephora confirms it will stop selling false eyelashes made from mink fur
4 years, 5 months ago

Sephora confirms it will stop selling false eyelashes made from mink fur

The Independent  

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about …

Fur Our Weekly Guide Lashes Peta Sephora Fur Farms False Eyelashes
Mink are latest animals to contract COVID-19
4 years, 8 months ago

Mink are latest animals to contract COVID-19

India TV News  

Mink have contracted coronavirus, adding to the list of animals known to be at risk of catching the virus. Animal rights organisation Peta has written a letter to ministers calling for the farms to be shut down immediately: "Allowing mink farms to maintain business as usual for nearly four more years - in the face of a global crisis stemming …

Netherlands Fur Farms Mink
Dogs and puppies found ‘neglected and starving’ in cages at Poland fur farm
5 years, 3 months ago

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

The Independent  

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 …

Animals Brexit Fur Dogs Farm Cages Fur Farms
Ireland poised to end fur farming, sparing thousands of mink from ‘lives of misery’
5 years, 6 months ago

Ireland poised to end fur farming, sparing thousands of mink from ‘lives of misery’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ireland is preparing to ban fur farming, it has been reported, after many years of …

Independent Fur End Ireland Irish Fur Farms Fur Farming