MLA challenges fur farming in Victoria
Opposition party agriculture critic pushes for comments on the future of fur farming in BC.
June 10, 2021
Tag: mink
End BC’s fur farm subsidies
The Fur-Bearers joins the BC SPCA in calling for the government to end its financial support of intensive fur operations.
June 1, 2021
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs calls for moratorium on fur farming
News release highlights ethics, welfare, and public health concerns in call to shut down British Columbia’s operating fur farms.
April 7, 2021
Sweden shuts down mink breeding until 2022
Board of Agriculture makes ruling to protect against SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus, which has resulted in the killing of millions of farmed mink.
January 27, 2021
TAKE ACTION: The failure of the NFACC mink farm codes
Rollbacks on cage sizes, no mention of coronavirus and backing off euthanasia requirements shows an industry unwilling or unable to change.
January 26, 2021
Petition e-3096 to ban fur farms in Canada
House of Commons petition will require a formal response by government if enough signatories participate.
January 25, 2021
Group of scientists call on B.C. to end fur farming
David Suzuki and other researchers point to mounting evidence of disease risks, and ongoing animal welfare issues.
January 19, 2021
It’s Time: Ending Fur Farming in BC report online
High-level report highlights ongoing concerns surrounding farms, advises transitioning owners to green, climate-meeting goals.
January 12, 2021
Wild mink tests positive for coronavirus, USDA reports
An infected wild mink was found in the immediate area of a Utah mink farm outbreak
December 16, 2020
200 mink dead, BC SPCA speaks out against mink farming
TAKE ACTION: Petitions for B.C. residents and Canadians available in this article!
December 14, 2020
B.C. ACTION ALERT: It’s time to end fur farming
“Biosecurity measures” didn’t keep coronavirus out. And a vaccine won’t end the risk posed by fur farm conditions.
December 9, 2020
Coronavirus found on B.C. mink farm
Take action and tell Canada to begin immediate testing and transition farmers out of fur industry.
December 8, 2020
ACTION ALERT: Tell Canada to take action on mink farms
SARS-CoV-2 devastates mink farms worldwide, regardless of “biosecurity” measures.
December 1, 2020
Hungary pre-emptively bans mink and fox farms
Mink, nutria, ferret and fox fur farming prohibited; chinchilla and angora rabbit farming to continue.
November 26, 2020
COVID-19: Zombie mink, 11 nations report positive tests
News is moving quickly as SARS-CoV-2 continues to wreak havoc in the international fur industry.
November 26, 2020
Mutated coronavirus leads to massive mink killing in Denmark
As many as 17 million mink will be killed as mutated virus “poses risk to the effectiveness” of future COVID-19 vaccines
November 5, 2020
Coronavirus confirmed on Utah mink farms
More than one million mink culled in Europe after virus rips through farms.
August 17, 2020
Over 1,000,000 mink killed in Europe due to COVID-19
High percentage of mink tested positive on Aragon fur farm recently.
July 17, 2020
Response to Ministry of Agriculture on COVID-19 and mink farms
Our response to the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture regarding COVID-19 and mink farms in the province.
July 3, 2020
Dutch mink farming ends in face of COVID-19
Partij voor de Dieren reports victory for millions of mink in Netherlands.
June 25, 2020
How much more of your money will Canada bet on mink farms?
CBC article and analysis shows massive losses amid a disappearing market.
June 2, 2020
COVID-19 confirmed on mink farms in Aragon
European nation is second to report infections in workers.
May 26, 2020
BC’s 13 uninspected mink farms must be secured
Coronavirus is spreading in European mink farms – yet BC’s mink farms haven’t been inspected in over a year.
May 13, 2020
Mink farms could be transmission point for COVID-19
The Fur-Bearers calls on government to put protections in place at fur farms.
April 27, 2020
