Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeA ban on fur imports edged closer today as a public consultation on stopping items being brought into the UK got underway. The Mirror’s campaign to make Britain fur-free was given a big boost after we have uncovered scenes of horrendous animal cruelty of farms across the world including China, Poland and Finland. In 2018 almost £75m of animal fur was imported, including £5.3m from China alone. (Image: Copyright unknown)More than 100 million animals are killed each year for their fur including mink, fox, raccoon dog, chinchilla and rabbit – three every second. "This is an important opportunity for both individual consumers and fashion businesses to let the government know that fur is firmly out of fashion in the UK.

Source: Daily Mirror May 30, 2021 16:01 UTC