Germany is Now Fur Free <3

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Germany has officially shut down the last of its fur farms ahead of schedule making it completely fur farm free. This is monumental news and will hopefully push other countries that are working towards going fur far free as well by demonstrating it is entirely possible. The last fur farm operational in Germany shut down ahead of schedule because of mounting pressure from activists and repeated, unannounced government visits. 

Fur is arguably the most unnecessary and cruel industries that utilizes animals. Unlike meat production, fur is simply for clothing and novelty items and has no other purpose aside from "fashion". Much like trophy hunting, it is an abhorrent industry that takes advantage of animals for the sake of it and has no purported value. There is absolutely no argument in defense of fur which is why we are seeing more and more big name fashion labels turning their backs on fur as well. It's an outdated industry that has exploited and abused animals for too long. 

The animals bred for fur are especially exploited because they are often ONLY used for their fur and discarded otherwise. Foxes and minks specifically are bred solely for their fur and are otherwise useless to the industry. These poor animals are often living in squalor suffering from untreated infections or illnesses, living among other dead animals, and fattened up to produce more skin / fur. There is no more blatantly cruel industry than that of the fur industry and Germany has now solidified that reputation within its own country.

The EU is slowly moving towards a completely fur farm free environment as Germany joins the United Kingdom and Austria in banning  fur farming entirely. Countries like Norway, Czech Republic, and Luxembourg, are all in the process of banning fur farming as well. I believe we may see the end of fur farming in my lifetime and that makes me incredibly happy but there's still lots of work to do outside the EU in North America.

The United States and Canada are far behind when it comes to animal rights and often turn a blind eye to the suffering of animals. For example, the Canadian seal hunt continues year after year despite the outcries of activists where hundreds of baby seals are bludgeoned to death for their pelts. Canada also has neglected their animal rights laws for decades allowing things like bestiality to continue to be legal under certain pretenses. North America can do better and I hope the EU will put pressure on them to get with the times and at the very least, ban fur farming.

Once again, congratulations Germany! The future is fur free <3

HAPPY VEG