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Fur farming was later prohibited in Scotland by the Fur Farming (Prohibition) (Scotland) Act 2002. The last fur farm in Scotland closed in 1993, but rural development minister Ross Finnie nevertheless said the Scottish act was "very necessary", adding that "It would be somewhat perverse to have one part of the UK paying compensation to ban fur ...
The Fur Farming (Prohibition) (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 10) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament "to prohibit the keeping of animals solely or primarily for slaughter for the value of their fur". It received Royal Assent on 11 April 2002.
A fur farm in Ostrobothnia, Finland Map of countries that banned fur farming. A mink farm (after 1900) A mink farm in the United States A mink farm in Poland. Fur farming is the practice of breeding or raising certain types of animals for their fur. Most of the world's farmed fur was produced by European farmers.
The Animal Liberation Front said in a written release sent to news organizations that it had released 30 foxes from an Iowa farm that raises foxes for fur. The owner of the farm said the group had only managed to destroy property, including stripping away much of the farm's fencing, but that none of the foxes ended up escaping. [239] December
The Fur Farming (Prohibition) (Scotland) Act 2002 is enacted by the Scottish Parliament, outlawing fur farming in Scotland. Scotland 2002: Germany extends constitutional protection to animals. [20] Germany 2003: EU bans the construction of new gestation crates. [20] 2004: Austria's Animal Welfare Act is passed following a campaign by animal ...
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The Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade (CAFT) is an informal international coalition of grassroots groups that campaign against the production and use of animal fur for clothing and other items. It started in the US in the 1990s, when fur farms were being raided during the Animal Liberation Front 's Operation Bite Back .