Italy bans fur farming and closes all mink farms
The Italian Senate Budget Committee has supported a bill banning the breeding of animals for the use of their fur in the country. The law is expected to be passed by Parliament by the end of the year.
Under the new law, all farms that breed mink, chinchilla, foxes and raccoon dogs in the country will be closed, and owners of companies that previously represented fur products for the fashion world will be paid up to 3 million euros, bringing Italy the 16th country in Europe, which will ban the breeding of animals from This species is breeding fur.
“There are very clear economic and environmental reasons, public health reasons and of course ethical factors, from which comes the need to close down and ban fur farms,” said Martina Blauda, director of the animal protection branch Humane Society International, which lobbied for the adoption of the new legislation.
“Today’s vote recognizes that allowing large-scale animal husbandry for frivolous fur costumes poses a danger to both animals and humans that cannot be justified by the limited economic benefits of the small minority of people involved in this violent industry.”
It should be noted that many well-known fashion brands, including Valentino, Armani, GUCCI, Prada and Versace, have already abandoned the use of fur in their products.
In addition to ethical reasons, the new regulation relates to the risk of spreading COVID-19 among animals. So, in November, it was reported that in Denmark they organized a mass slaughter of mink due to the infection of some animals with the Corona virus.
