Webinar on welfare of animals kept for fur production

Background

EFSA presented its newly published scientific opinion on the welfare of American mink, red and Arctic foxes, raccoon dog, and chinchilla kept for fur production. This contains the most up-to-date research on housing and management conditions for these animals.

This work was commissioned by the European Commission in response to the European Citizens’ Initiative “Fur Free Europe" (launched in 2022), which calls for a ban on fur farming and fur products across the EU.

In December 2023, the Commission committed to assess policy options. As part of that commitment, EFSA was formally mandated to produce this scientific opinion.

Please note: this webinar was strictly focused on the scientific content of EFSA’s opinion. Policy discussions or matters beyond the opinion’s scope were not addressed.

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