In a resounding call for change, Humane Society International/UK urges a comprehensive ban on fur imports and sales in the UK, accusing the government of suppressing vital information on public opposition to fur. The revelation comes in the wake of an email from former Environment Secretary George Eustice, disclosing that 96% of the 30,000 respondents to the government’s ‘Call for Evidence’ deemed killing animals for fur morally wrong.
Despite a ban on fur farming in 2003, the UK continues to import fur from countries like Finland and China. In 2022 alone, fur imports surpassed £41.9 million, equivalent to over 1 million animals, according to HSI/UK estimates.
HSI/UK, at the forefront of the FurFreeBritain campaign, demands transparency. The organization calls for the immediate release of the complete results of the Call for Evidence and urges the new Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, Steve Barclay, to spearhead a fur import ban.
Claire Bass of HSI UK emphasizes the imperative need for evidence-based progress, urging the government to align policies with public sentiment, resolutely opposing the killing of animals for their fur. Join the movement for change, as HSI/UK champions a compassionate and fur-free future for Britain.