Have your say on a possible fur trade ban

[Conor O'Gorman]

As part of Defra’s animal welfare action plan the government has launched a call for evidence on The Fur Market in Great Britain.

The consultation runs until 28 June and is a potential precursor for a GB-wide ban on the sale and import of all fur from farmed and wild animals.

The survey response form contains a public attitudes section. Some of the questions about the sustainable use of animals are of significant concern. For example, people are asked whether ‘it’s wrong for animals to be killed for their fur’ and whether ‘it’s acceptable for fur to be produced as a by-product of legal hunting or population control’.

Such questions set a dangerous precedent because policy decisions on the utilisation of animals should be based on evidence rather than emotion.

The survey is open to anyone worldwide and you don’t have to answer every question to complete it.

Click here for Defra’s fur trade call for evidence

Click here for an evidence-based briefing from the British Fur Trade Association

Have Your Say

Even if you feel that the fur trade has nothing to do with your shooting interests, please take a few minutes to have your say and show solidarity with those that are producing sustainably produced fur.

A ban on the sale and import of fur from farmed and wild animals will not appease animal rights extremists who will continue to seek a ban on all animal products and on farming and fieldsports.

You can fill in an online survey form on the call for evidence website or you can email fur@defra.gov.uk with your comments.

 

[User00044]

Thankyou for bringing this to our attention . I have emailed DEFRA , hopefully others will do the same .

 

[kes]

What about cow hide - are we simply to have bamboo shoes or those made out of recycled tyres ? Sounds like Boris wants another sh** and this is the price princess nut-nut is extracting. She really has got inside his y - fronts.
I dont see a considered response from the Orgs to this or do we have to act before they do - again.

 

[User00044]

What about cow hide - are we simply to have bamboo shoes or those made out of recycled tyres ? Sounds like Boris wants another sh** and this is the price princess nut-nut is extracting. She really has got inside his y - fronts.
I dont see a considered response from the Orgs to this or do we have to act before they do - again.

We owe it to ourselves to act as individuals . We've been given a heads up , if hindsight has taught us anything it is just that !

What I don't understand , is how a few tree huggers appeare to have us all in a strangle hold ?

Email DEFRA and encourage others.

 

[Buchan]

I visited a mink farm when a student. Perhaps the most unpleasant form of keeping animals I have seen. I've no problem usitilsing the skins of animals I have shot, I do have a problem growing animals for just the skins

 

[John Gryphon]

The antis killed the fox fur trade in Australia,there were 20,000 (yes thousand) fox hides per month going through Australian Estates..all those foxes killed and now "all those foxes" are now reaping the rewards of our wildlife as they are not being hammered continually.
The antis have a lot to answer for re this.

 

[User00030]

Would that “fur” would relate to capes from hunted animals as well ?

 

[kes]

We owe it to ourselves to act as individuals . We've been given a heads up , if hindsight has taught us anything it is just that !

What I don't understand , is how a few tree huggers appeare to have us all in a strangle hold ?

Email DEFRA and encourage others.

It is oft quoted that Orgs like BASC do more than provide insurance -on this basis I dot see it.
By the way I have written to my MP, DEFRA, Natural Environment Wales, NE etc etc over many many issues affecting shooting in the past so please don't try and encourage me - I suggest improving our insurance representatives would make our job a lot easier.

 

[gerarddwatts]

Here we go again...yawn.

 

[stalker.308]

Here we go again...yawn.

Whilst I agree with the first part of your reply- 'here we go again', i,e, an attack on a part of our legal right to hunt animals and utilise all parts of that carcass, what I don't understand is your second part...... 'Yawn'.

You are perfectly entitled to not be interested because it seemingly does not affect you, but just trot on, don't leave a comment. I for one am pleased this has been brought to my attention. I have imported skins from outside the UK as a byproduct of my hunt. I have also sold skins from animals I have culled i the UK.

I will respond to this consultation.

 

[John Gryphon]

Here we go again...yawn.

Too tiring? Take up croquet.

 

[Pedro]

Fur today, leather tomorrow.

 

[A Guy Out West]

Fur today, leather tomorrow.

And meat the day after.

 

[alberta boy]

It's unfortunate that narrow minded and , basically , culturally ignorant people try and push the anti fur agenda . It has far reaching effects that most of them are unaware of , or if they are , they just don't care . As a young man , I had a trappers licence and shot a lot of Coyotes for the fur trade . It was a good living and enabled me to pretty much live in the outdoors for most of the year . I became life long friends with a lot of first nations people during the process . Trapping allowed them to make a decent living while still living off the land and keeping their traditional culture and way of life . When the anti fur movement basically brought the fur trade to an end , it also brought the Cree , Assiniboine , Inuit and many other indigenous peoples way of life to an end . Ironically , it also forced most first nations to turn to logging , mining and oil production in order to survive . They sold off the rights to huge tracks of wilderness that they traditionally lived in . These activities had a huge impact on these areas . Our Woodland Caribou in particular . Equally tragic is what it's done to these people . They are not adapting to western culture , there's no reason that they should , and are suffering terribly from alcoholism , drug addiction , domestic violence and other social ills that occur when a people are deprived of their cultural identity . It is heart breaking . Long story short , these anti fur activists are self righteous , selfish , woke individuals and are not only responsible for large scale environmental destruction , they are also instrumental in the destruction of entire cultures . There are no words for this level of ignorance . There's a documentary called " Angry Inuk " , it's about the effects of the anti sealing campaign on the Inuk people . It's worth a watch .

AB

 

[foxdropper]

Can I just ask exactly what fur market we have in this country .Someone please outline which furs are going where .That all died back in the 80s surely .

 

[Oldstalker]

First, thank you for raising this. I have done the survey having read the trade brief.
Next as @alberta boy points out there are unforeseen consequences to these bans instigated by the "antis" such as the logging, mining and oil industries moving into previously pristine areas. At a lower level it precludes use of more of the animal.
Finally I have never had a problem with a client taking a skin as a souvenir/memory of stalking here just as I have brought back wildboar skins from the continent; they make excellent hearthrugs since smouldering embers extinguish themselves on the skin without it catching fire. The real problem is these folk, having caused a stir will not take "no" for an answer and persist in mischief making, trespass, damage and criminality all under the guise of political activity.

 

[A Guy Out West]

Ban the fing banners.

 

[deerstalker.308]

Can I just ask exactly what fur market we have in this country .Someone please outline which furs are going where .That all died back in the 80s surely .

Ever been on a hunting trip and wanted a shoulder mount? It’s fur. Ever been lucky enough to go to Africa, many trophies include a skin, most antelope hides make lovely throws, rugs, wall hangings, gun slips, luggage, and are an otherwise redundant byproduct of the hunt which if not used for clothing etc locally will be wasted.

 

[foxdropper]

That all import mate ,where’s our export market based and what fur do we export !
Hunting capes here are dealt with in this country unless the stuffer uses the German cheap option .

 

[deerstalker.308]

That all import mate ,where’s our export market based and what fur do we export !

It isn’t just on export, it’s the whole lot……