Hungary has taken decisive action to prevent the possibility of a coronavirus brewing pot that have ravaged the international fur industry and will prohibit the farming of mink, nutria, ferret and fox for their fur.
In a statement regarding the government action this week, the Ministerial Commissioner for Animal Welfare cited the growing concerns of SARS-CoV-2 and mutated forms of the pandemic virus, as well as the international documentation of poor welfare for the aforementioned animals.
The Minister of Agriculture for Hungary, Istvan Nagy, signed a decree November 24 setting forth these new rules in order to “prevent natural, economic and animal problems.”
None of the animals mentioned in the decree are currently farmed in Hungary; Chinchillas and Angora Rabbits, both of which are farmed in Hungary, remain legal.
