LATVIA BANS FUR FARMS

VICTORY!

The Parliament of Latvia, known as the Saeima, supported a total ban on breeding animals for fur in Latvia, which will come into force in 2028. In the last 10 years, the Animal Rights Association Dzīmnieku brībīva led a campaign to ban fur farming with the support of 42 thousand people and 50 non-governmental organizations, who signed an open letter to the Saeima.

Currently, every year in Latvia, at least 300,000 minks are killed for fur, as well as several hundred foxes and chinchillas. The number of fur farms operating in Latvia and the number of animals raised on them have been decreasing in recent years. For example, the total number of animals on fur farms in 2017 was 617 thousand, in 2020 – 580 thousand, and in 2022 – 274 thousand animals.

🎉 Congratulations to Dzīvnieka brībīva on a successful campaign!