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| Fur flies in Norway over ban on mink and fox farms | Fur flies in Norway over ban on mink and fox farms |
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| A plan by Norway’s government to phase out fur farms by 2025 dismayed producers and delighted animal rights activists as a sign that fur is out of fashion even in a nation that was once the world’s top producer of fox pelts. | A plan by Norway’s government to phase out fur farms by 2025 dismayed producers and delighted animal rights activists as a sign that fur is out of fashion even in a nation that was once the world’s top producer of fox pelts. |
| The Conservative government of prime minister Erna Solberg has agreed to shut fox and mink farms that produce about one million pelts a year as part of a deal to broaden her two two-party minority government by adding the anti-fur Liberal party. | The Conservative government of prime minister Erna Solberg has agreed to shut fox and mink farms that produce about one million pelts a year as part of a deal to broaden her two two-party minority government by adding the anti-fur Liberal party. |
| “We’re shocked, shaken to the core,” said Guri Wormdahl of the Norwegian Fur Breeders Association. | “We’re shocked, shaken to the core,” said Guri Wormdahl of the Norwegian Fur Breeders Association. |
| She said there are about 200 fur farms in Norway employing about 400 people under strict rules for animal welfare with annual turnover of up to 500m Norwegian crowns ($46m/US$63m). | She said there are about 200 fur farms in Norway employing about 400 people under strict rules for animal welfare with annual turnover of up to 500m Norwegian crowns ($46m/US$63m). |
| Animal rights group Noah hailed the decision as part of a shift against what it views as an outdated and cruel business with dwindling appeal to fashion-conscious consumers. | Animal rights group Noah hailed the decision as part of a shift against what it views as an outdated and cruel business with dwindling appeal to fashion-conscious consumers. |
| “We’re very pleased,” Noah leader Siri Martinsen said, adding the plan seemed sure of majority support in Norway’s parliament. | “We’re very pleased,” Noah leader Siri Martinsen said, adding the plan seemed sure of majority support in Norway’s parliament. |
| Fox farming peaked in Norway in 1939, just before the second world war, when the nation was the biggest world producer with almost 20,000 farms, according to a government report. | Fox farming peaked in Norway in 1939, just before the second world war, when the nation was the biggest world producer with almost 20,000 farms, according to a government report. |
| In 2013, by contrast, Norway produced only about 3% of 7.3m fox furs worldwide in a market dominated by China, with 69%, and Finland, it said. | In 2013, by contrast, Norway produced only about 3% of 7.3m fox furs worldwide in a market dominated by China, with 69%, and Finland, it said. |
| That same year, Norway produced 1% of world mink output of 72.6m, a market also dominated by China. | That same year, Norway produced 1% of world mink output of 72.6m, a market also dominated by China. |
| “It’s not a very lucrative business in Norway,” said Sveinung Fjose, of Menon Business Economics and an expert on fur farms. “It wouldn’t harm the Norwegian economy severely [to close it down].” | “It’s not a very lucrative business in Norway,” said Sveinung Fjose, of Menon Business Economics and an expert on fur farms. “It wouldn’t harm the Norwegian economy severely [to close it down].” |
| Humane Society International, which campaigns against the fur trade, said in a statement that Norway was the 14th European nation to phase out fur farming, “sparing animals who would otherwise spend their entire lives in cramped, barren cages. | Humane Society International, which campaigns against the fur trade, said in a statement that Norway was the 14th European nation to phase out fur farming, “sparing animals who would otherwise spend their entire lives in cramped, barren cages. |
| In 2017 Italy’s Gucci said it would stop using fur in its designs, joining a growing number of fashion houses looking at alternatives after coming under pressure from animal rights activists and changing consumer tastes. | In 2017 Italy’s Gucci said it would stop using fur in its designs, joining a growing number of fashion houses looking at alternatives after coming under pressure from animal rights activists and changing consumer tastes. |
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