“Today we visited fur farm to Sigbjørn Kirkebøen in Hemsedal. Executive Committee and the Secretariat received a thorough grounding in Norwegian fur farming. Silver fox in the world! “
It writes Young Conservatives on their Facebook page. They have also posted a group photo of your visit. Smiling young politicians holding silver foxes in arms.
Many people on Twitter and Facebook reacts strongly to the image.
Here is a sample:
“Ugh !!! You are NAUSEA !!! Shame on you! “
” They should sit in cages even trying a few weeks. “
” Young Conservatives know obviously to gain good PR. A distasteful picture. “
” I know I get pissed Where You Stand to smile while supporting animal abuse. Shame on you! “
– ignorance
Animal protection organization NOAH does not seem anything special about the image.
– This shows a kind of ignorance, or rather indifference, to important knowledge about animal welfare. It appears Young Conservatives as if they are completely unaware dyreverlferdsproblemene fur farming, they pretend that it is entirely uncontroversial, leader Siri Martinsen.
Leader of the Young Conservatives Kristian Tonning Riise is even in the picture. He says that they brought with them two fur farmers and a veterinarian. The purpose was to learn more about how the industry operates.
– On our Facebook page we informed visit. If we had visited cattle or sheep farm we had taken pictures with sheep or cattle. Now we took a picture together with Fox, said Riise.
Removed picture
He said that the moment is the upcoming fur assessment.
– Do you find it is a tasteful picture?
– There is a picture of a group of people who are visiting a farm and some hold a fox. I think neither is tasteful or tasteless, it is a perfectly normal picture from a business visit.
He adds that the Young Conservatives not to discontinue the fur industry, but will remove the subsidies.
– This is a controversial issue, you do not think it is unmusical to stand and smile like this?
– I can promise that we will smile when we meet Dyrevernalliansen too. It would look even stranger out if everyone was sure.
After the interview removes Young Conservatives picture “because the comments were crowded pretty offensive comments,” said Riise.
– Not to provoke
– The purpose of the picture was not to provoke, but only to inform you that we were on a business visit to gather information, he said.
– We are aware that this is a controversial issue, and was prepared responses, but had probably not envisaged that the reactions would be so violent.
– This is a legal industry in Norway, there is nothing wrong in visiting one fur farm, Siri Martinsen in NOAH?
– There is nothing wrong in visiting fur farms and discuss their side of the case, unless you also get with the Veterinary Association and animal welfare organizations’ side of the story. But it is wrong to set up smiling with animals living in cramped cages and produce it as a romantic trip.
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