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Activists slam conditions at Europe's fur farms

Helsinki (AFP) - Animal rights group on Friday decried conditions at 31 fur farms in Europe, following the emergence of videos showing dead mutilated foxes lying in cages and minks with severe eye infections. The videos, released by animal rights group Humane Society International (HSI), were filmed clandestinely at 20 fur farms in Lithuania,...

Business

Hudson’s Bay officially goes fur-free

Department store chain company Hudson’s Bay has finally gone fur free after being subject to years of pressure from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The Canadian group, which operates a series of luxury retailers, including Saks Fifth Avenue, and online platform ‘The Bay’, will implement the move throughout its entire...

Business

Harvey Nichols to stop selling fur by end of 2023

British department store Harvey Nichols has announced that it is planning to stop selling fur by the end of 2023. The decision comes after an investigation into Chinese fur farms by animal protection organisation Humane Society International (HSI) UK in 2021 found “sickening” evidence of inhumane environments the animals were being kept in....

Fashion

Why did Gucci sell a rabbit fur hat after it banned all fur in 2017?

In 2017 Gucci sent out a widely publicised press release that the Florentine fashion house would ban fur from its collections. In a statement the company said its new policy underlined a modern and ethical vision for luxury. While Gucci's fur-trimmed loafers were an enormous profit driver after their debut in 2015, from its SS18 collection...

Business

Frasers Group confirms intention to go fur-free

Frasers Group has told the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) that it will be going fur-free in the future. According to a statement from the organisation to FashionUnited, the fashion conglomerate, which owns the likes of Sports Direct, Flannels and House of Fraser, sent letters to its brands and suppliers that no fur products...

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Moda Operandi confirms ban on fur and exotic skins

Moda Operandi, the e-commerce platform credited with digitizing the trunk show shopping experience, has agreed to stop selling and sourcing exotic skins and furs. The announcement came in a statement released on Monday by PETA, the animal rights activist organization, which says that the luxury fashion retailer confirmed its position to the...

Business

Canadian trappers wrestle with loss of Russian and Ukrainian fur markets

Trying to maintain his balance on a dam, Canadian trapper Ray Gall advances cautiously as he tries to retrieve a large black beaver snared in one of his traps. Few people in the country still manage to make a living solely in the business, which dates back 400 years to the first Indigenous trades of pelts to European explorers. But thousands of...

Business

UK Government could be ditching plans to ban fur imports

The UK’s move to ban fur imports is reportedly in jeopardy after a number of government officials voiced their opposition to the legislation, citing consumer choice. What was to be part of the Animals Abroad Bill and would have also prohibited foie gras imports, will possibly be scrapped after several cabinet ministers raised concerns about the...

Fashion

Italian luxury brand Moncler to pass on fur

Italian luxury brand Moncler, known for its high-end parkas, Tuesday joined a growing number of fashion firms dropping fur from their clothing. The brand, which took its name from the abbreviation of a French Alpine town, immediately drew criticism from the fur industry which called it a marketing ploy, as Moncler also announced a new collection...

Business

Italy vote to ban fur farming and shut down mink farms

The Budget Committee of the Italian Senate has voted to ban fur farming throughout Italy and shut down the country’s 10 remaining mink fur farms within six months, in a move hailed as “an historic victory” by the Humane Society International. The vote followed approved amendments to the budget law, which included an immediate ban on breeding of...

Fashion

Elle says it will drop fur from magazines worldwide

Chipping Norton, United Kingdom - Elle magazine announced on Thursday it will stop using fur in all its editorial and advertising content worldwide, becoming the first major publication to do so. The monthly lifestyle magazine, which originated in France and is owned by French media group Lagardere, comes out in 45 different editions around the...

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Kering to go fur-free across entire brand portfolio

In a move that could set the bar for other luxury groups, French conglomerate Kering has pledged to go fur-free across its entire portfolio of brands. Several of the group’s labels have already scrapped the use of fur, including its star brand Gucci, which was the first to do so back in 2017. Since then, brands like Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta...