Europe not ready for ban on fur farming
Europe not ready for ban on fur farming
The EU executive has decided to buy time pushing back to 2026 a decision on whether to introduce an EU-wide ban on the keeping and killing of animals for fur.
Despicable
As much as I’m not letting my steak or chicken to vegans I really don’t understand why the fur business is kept alive. Who the fuck has the shit taste to wear that? And can afford it? Eating a cow I can get but skinning ferrets no fucking way.
Eating animals is nothing someone that likes animals would do. "They are treated like cattle"
Who the fuck has the shit taste to wear that? And can afford it?
I suspect there's a big overlap between those groups...
Who the fuck has the shit taste to wear that?
Chinese people. Fur is largely exported. In any case: "glass house and throwing stones". Your steaks are a taste thing as well. In both cases you have animals killed for something you like, not something you need. Especially since the cow is likely skinned for leather as well.
Not the fur farm side of the industry but actual trapping is still done but as a means of controlled population management for furbears. Specific species like beaver have a tendency to continually grow their populations as many places we've extirpated all natural predators.
Dying industries have long deathrattles. Sometimes it's more merciful and environmental to kill then before "the economy" is ready.
This is horrifying, I didnt realize these animals are actually farmed and not trapped / hunted.
- Materials and fabrics have some such a long way there is no need for fur in terms of density of warm material (winter coats) or for softness.
- There are other uses for fur like makeup and shaving brushes, where fur is the best but for almost all users, plastic brushes will do a perfect job.
I would be really excited to see a day where even leather is replaced by a superior alternative, and I'm very curious about waxed canvas, and any other waterproofing that doesnt involve PTFE chemicals.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The EU executive has decided to buy time pushing back to 2026 a decision on whether to introduce an EU-wide ban on the keeping and killing of animals for fur.
The announcement came on Thursday (7 December) in response to a European Citizens Initiative (ECI) which gathered 1.5 million signatures calling to prohibit livestock farming for the sole or main purpose of fur production, as well as selling farmed animal fur and products containing it within the EU.
Citizen initiatives allow petitions that reach the one million signatures threshold to be discussed by the European Commission, which can decide to put forward a legislative proposal on the matter.
According to a senior EU official, the Commission will in the meantime “not just talk on the phone with member states” but take some practical steps, which will include on-site visits to fur farms.
“It is deeply frustrating and worrying that the Commission is side-stepping its responsibility for decisive action to end the outdated and unnecessary fur trade,” said Joanna Swabe, senior director at Human Society International/Europe adding that leading virologists warn that fur farms present a very real pandemic disease risk.
However, for the animal welfare campaign group Four Paws, the Commission has now made it clear that it is open to an EU-wide ban on fur farming, and it is “confident that an independent scientific opinion from [EU food safety body] EFSA will conclude that the current housing systems in fur farms are incompatible with animal welfare.”
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What's the alternative? Plastic fake fur? Why we don't stop the cruel farming of all animals? The whole discussion is very much hypocritical.
Alternative is no fur, we have plenty of materials to keep us warm. Fur farming is particularly cruel. I usually discourage people from looking it up but you might need it.