Monday, December 15, 2014

Selection enters to keep fur industry – Hamar Dagblad

Selection enters to keep fur industry – Hamar Dagblad

The matter is updated.

Five members of the committee advocates sustainable development of the industry and believes the welfare of fur will be safeguarded if regulatory compliance .

A minority of three people entering the controlled liquidation. These mean it is uncertain whether animal welfare can be safeguarded when fox and mink are kept in wire cages in small spaces.

One member of the committee did not want to give any recommendation.

The committee was tasked consider sustainable development and controlled liquidation as two main options for fur industry’s future.

– The Commission believes that it is first and foremost industry itself is responsible for safeguarding competitiveness, stated Director Anne Karin Hamre when the committee submitted its report Monday .

Fur industry in Norway is today both profitable and competitive internationally. But it is also very controversial. Several other countries have completely or partially liquidated fur farming or running with this, the committee points out.

The committee believes that imposing a ban on fur farming in Norway should be combined with a compensation for producers.

If the industry is to be preserved, it should according to sample more research on alternatives where there used wire cages.

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