The Mirror’s campaign to make Britain fur-free was boosted yesterday as the Government’s animal welfare minister said there is a need for action.
Last week we launched a bid with Humane Society International UK to stop the sale of fur products after we uncovered scenes of horrendous animal cruelty on Asian fur farms.
Now, Animal Welfare Minister Lord Goldsmith, who called the trade “one of the grimmest of human activities” in 2018, has said the Government is “very keen” to take action once our relationship with the EU is established.
He told the Mirror: “We have some of the highest welfare standards in the world.
“Fur farming has rightly been banned in this country for nearly 20 years and at the end of the transition period we will be able to properly consider steps to raise our standards still further.”
Our campaign is backed by the public, MPs and celebrities including Dame Judi Dench, Ricky Gervais and Chris Packham.
Trade in pelts is not yet banned in Britain but now seven in 10 people say it should be.
Claire Bass, from HSI, said: “Raising our standards further on fur simply means banning it. There’s no such thing as humane fur farming.”
