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Posted 24 Jun 2025

Posted on the 2nd June 2025
Fur Free Britain, a coalition of animal protection groups, handed in a petition today calling for a ban on the import and sale of fur in the UK.
In 2002, the UK became the first country to ban the practice of fur farming, yet imports have continued to this day, with an estimated annual value of £30-40 million – around one million animals.
Today’s petition hand-in demonstrated public support for a ban, with 1.5 million signatures, and comes ahead of next week’s parliamentary reading of the Fur (Import and Sale) Bill, which is set to take place on Friday 13 June. Â
The trade of fur from cats, dogs and seals is already banned but, if successful, the Fur (Import and Sale) Bill will extend this ban to other species including foxes, mink, and racoon dogs, all of whom are heavily exploited by the fur industry.Â
A silver fox lies on a bare wire floor inside a fur farm cage, 2024.
Jo-Anne McArthur / Anima International / We Animals
Thank you so much to everyone who signed the petition, but for the Bill to progress into law, we must keep up the pressure.
We need MPs to attend the Fur (Import and Sale) Bill second reading on Friday 13 June. Please write to your MP using our template letter and urge them to show their support – together, we can end the UK’s complicity in the global fur trade and save one million lives.Â
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