Animal welfare - fur imports
Parliament
I was glad to support the Fur Bill - sponsored by my Labour colleague, Ruth Jones. The Bill seeks to outlaw the import of fur products.
Fur farming is already illegal in the UK - it was banned on animal welfare grounds in 2000, following a similar Private Member’s Bill. is no such thing as cruelty-free fur. The trade is environmentally destructive and unsanitary fur farms abroad risk disease outbreaks.
Some years ago, I worked for the Humane Society International (UK), and I am member of the Labour Animal Welfare Society.
Causes promoted through Private Members’ Bill rarely become law, but there are exceptions. I really hope that the Bill will get government support.
