The website for Fur for Animals helped as a starting point with research regarding the fur trade.
- More department and high street stores have adopted ‘fur free’ policies such as the Fur Free Retailer programme and the wearing of fur is no longer seen as acceptable.
- Effective political campaigns run by Respect for Animals have led to fur farming being banned throughout the United Kingdom for over 10 years.
- The leg-hold trap, the device most commonly used to catch animals in the wild, is deemed so cruel that its use has been banned in this country for over 50 years and in the EU for over 20 years.
- The trade in cat and dog fur is illegal in the EU and it is unlawful to trade in the products of cruel seal hunts throughout the EU.
- Animals killed for their fur are either trapped in the wild or reared in fur factory farms in tiny, barren wire cages.
- They campaign peacefully but effectively and have a good record of achievement, securing a ban on fur factory farming throughout the UK and have been at the forefront of the consumer campaign in the UK that has led to the closure of most fur outlets here.
- Respect for Animals is working to persuade consumers not to buy fur and lobbies for legislation to make the selling of fur illegal.
- Many countries including the UK already ban the main methods of producing fur and so they stand accused of hypocrisy by allowing the trade in and sale of fur items.
The website has a wealth of information that I could refer back to if I need more specific details.
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