Nov 19, 2020, 03:26 am
Kopenhagen Fur, the world’s largest auction house for furs, is closing down after Denmark’s government ordered a mass cull of the country’s mink in an effort to fight a coronavirus mutation.
The development marks the end of an era in Denmark, which was the world’s biggest producer of mink until last week. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stunned the industry on Nov. 4 when she told Danish mink farmers to start culling their herds. She said scientists had discovered a rare mutation of the coronavirus — cluster 5 — which had the potential to derail vaccine efforts.
The 90-year-old company still has enough pelts to hold auctions next year and possibly further into the future, but will start liquidating the business after that, according to a statement on its website.
Mink farmers, who were offered financial incentives to start as soon as possible, embarked on a mass cull that, in some cases, was so rushed that errors were made. Denmark’s main animal rights group, Dyrenes Beskyttelse, has reported the Danish state to the police amid accusations of cruelty. Meanwhile, thousands of mink carcasses were strewn across a main Danish motorway, according to eye-witness reports.
Denmark’s warning that the virus mutation found in its mink posed a particular threat to vaccines has been challenged. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease official, said on Thursday that the mutation detected in the country’s mink farms won’t compromise vaccines that are in development.
The added layer of doubt has angered the fur industry and left the government struggling to defend itself as public opinion builds against it. According to a poll published by Politiken, Danish support for the government’s Covid strategy is at its lowest ever, at 56% of those surveyed as of this week, compared with 76% in July.
The government’s handling of the crisis has drawn condemnation from a united parliament. Frederiksen’s order to wipe out Denmark’s entire mink population lacked a legal mandate, forcing the government to regroup and draft an emergency bill. That failed to win the three-quarters parliamentary support needed to pass, and the legislative process is now in limbo.
Mink accounts for about 0.7% of Danish exports, and employs roughly 3,000 people in the country. Lawmakers are now working on a rescue package for Denmark’s mink industry, which might be as big as $2.2 billion, according to broadcaster TV2.
Frederiksen’s government, which still expects a standard bill to pass with a simple majority of more than 50%, wants all Danish mink farming to be banned until 2022. That means breeding animals will be wiped out, effectively shuttering the industry for good.
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2020/1...covid-cull
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Campaigners call for fur trade to end as millions of mink culled
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While news of the decision to gas and burn 17 million mink in Denmark to halt the spread of a COVID-19 mutation from humans to animals made global headlines, what has often been missed is that the mink would have been killed regardless because of demand for their fur.
The only difference now is that the killing is taking place in the full glare of the media, but animal rights charities say it also provides an opportunity to end the fur trade, an opportunity that may not come again. The culling of mink during the pandemic is just the tip of the iceberg in what one animal rights worker says is a lifetime of pain and suffering for the animals.
Higgins along with other animal rights groups says the spread of COVID-19 on mink farms wouldn't have taken place if the fur trade was banned and are now calling for an end to the trade once and for all.
The culling of mink in Denmark had been ongoing for several weeks after fears that a mutated form of COVID-19 in the animals could hamper the effectiveness of any potential vaccine for a virus that has resulted in over a million deaths worldwide. The sheer scale of the culling resulted in widespread outcry in Denmark, with the prime minister of the country recently admitting that the plan had been rushed and has no legal basis.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/cam...r-BB1b8gYS
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Reported September 26.
Faux fur for fall: and it’s vegan!
Written by: Charlotte Pointing of LIVEKINDLY
In 2017, Gucci CEO Marco Bizzarri announced that the luxury fashion brand would be dropping fur from all future collections. Why? Because in his view, the material was becoming “a little bit outdated.” In 2018, Donatella Versace, head of Italian label Versace, made a similar reveal. She said in an interview: “Fur? I am out of that. I don’t want to kill animals to make fashion. It doesn’t feel right.” In the last two years, Prada, Calvin Klein, Balmain, Karl Lagerfield, Donna Karan, and many more brands have decided to ditch fur for good, many of them citing ethical reasons. Even Canada Goose, infamous for its coyote fur-lined parkas, has pledged to no longer use virgin fur. But while the real deal has fallen out of favor on the shelves and on the catwalk, vegan faux fur is still very much in.
Ready to cozy up as the weather cools down? A wardrobe staple, the perfect vegan fur coat is out there, ready and waiting for you to snap it up. If you’re not sure where to start shopping, these nine brands all offer snuggly faux options to keep you warm right through until spring.
The Coziest Vegan Faux Fur Coats for Fall:
1. Stella McCartney
Unlike many other designer labels, Stella McCartney’s brand has never used real fur in any of its collections. In 2016, prior to the influx of fur bans seen across the industry, she said: “I think that the fashion industry can get away with a lot and it is getting away with murder. Fur is the most unnecessary thing in the world.”
Instead of real fur, the brand now uses KOBA. Made with plant-based fibers, KOBA is the first-ever recycled and recyclable animal-free fur on the market. Not only is it an ethical alternative, but the material looks stylish, luxurious, and authentic too.
https://www.stellamccartney.com/gb/stell...ts_jackets
2. BB Dakota
You don’t have to break the bank to look on point this fall and winter. BB Dakota offers a range of stylish vegan fur coat options, all of which are slightly more affordable than the ones you’ll find in designer stores. Not that anyone would notice. The price tag may be inexpensive, but no compromises have been made on achieving that authentic fur-like look and feel.
https://bbdakota.com/collections/outerwe...3359043624
3. Unreal Fur
The clue is in the name; all of Unreal Fur’s coats and jackets are completely vegan and cruelty-free, and the brand has the PETA certification to prove it. It has a faux option for any occasion, from ankle-length 90s-inspired coats to bridal capelets and shearling puffer jackets.
The brand is also striving to become more sustainable; currently, it recycles old scraps of fabric into new products, and it’s working on creating coats with more sustainable fibers, including hemp.
https://unrealfur.com/
4. House Of Fluff
Despite their animal-themed names, like Fox Oversized Peacoat and Vintage Mink Coat, every design offered by House of Fluff is cruelty-free. Founder Kym Canter has a unique story. She used to own fur coats but sold all 26 in her collection to help start up the ethical fashion brand. Like many others who have switched to faux in recent years, she realized that wearing animal fur just didn’t sit well anymore.
She told Vogue: “I loved how glamorous I looked in my fur coats, but at a certain point, it just didn’t feel right. I couldn’t ride the subway wearing them. So, the natural way to get the same look [but feel better about myself] was to make them in faux.”
https://houseoffluff.com/
5. Noize
PETA-approved Noize offers a wide selection of vegan fur coats and faux hooded parkas, all of which are made using high-tech synthetic fabrics that match animal-derived materials in “warmth, comfort, and style.” The brand cares about animals, but it also cares about its consumers, so it offers its products for fair and reasonable prices.
https://noize.com/?utm_source=RAN&utm_me...8XMkXEyxlA
6. Jakke
All of Jakke’s fur coats–available in a variety of plain and printed styles–are made with vegan materials. They each feature a removable Fur-Free patch on the sleeve, so you can show off your cruelty-free purchase with pride.
Founded in 2015 by Nina Hopkins, the brand has always placed animal rights as a top priority. But as of this year, its clothing designs have the planet in mind too. Forty-five percent of its online collection is made with recycled plastic bottles.
https://jakke.co.uk/
7. Donna Salyers
Much like McCartney, Donna Salyers started her brand with a “passion for animals” and the “belief that cruelty-free fashion could be achieved.” That was almost 30 years ago. Now, her dream has been fully realized. The brand offers a wide range of reasonably-priced animal-free coats, ponchos, wraps, capelets, and shrugs.
https://fabulousfurs.com/
8. Culthread
Slow fashion brand Culthread specializes in stylish, limited-edition pieces “that don’t cost the earth.” The aim of its game is to create sustainable, thoughtful, and timeless designs that you’ll want to wear over and over again. Functionality is also key to the brand. Every single item has pockets on the inside and the outside. You read that correctly. Every. Single. One.
https://www.culthread.com/
9. H&M
A fast-fashion brand, not every single piece offered by H&M is made with sustainability in mind. But, saying that, it has started to offer more environmentally-friendly products recently. Some of its products, like this Hooded Faux Fur Jacket, feature recycled materials.
https://www2.hm.com/en_gb/index.html
https://www.livekindly.co/brands-designe...-faux-fur/
The development marks the end of an era in Denmark, which was the world’s biggest producer of mink until last week. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stunned the industry on Nov. 4 when she told Danish mink farmers to start culling their herds. She said scientists had discovered a rare mutation of the coronavirus — cluster 5 — which had the potential to derail vaccine efforts.
The 90-year-old company still has enough pelts to hold auctions next year and possibly further into the future, but will start liquidating the business after that, according to a statement on its website.
Mink farmers, who were offered financial incentives to start as soon as possible, embarked on a mass cull that, in some cases, was so rushed that errors were made. Denmark’s main animal rights group, Dyrenes Beskyttelse, has reported the Danish state to the police amid accusations of cruelty. Meanwhile, thousands of mink carcasses were strewn across a main Danish motorway, according to eye-witness reports.
Denmark’s warning that the virus mutation found in its mink posed a particular threat to vaccines has been challenged. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease official, said on Thursday that the mutation detected in the country’s mink farms won’t compromise vaccines that are in development.
Quote:The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said on Thursday that the virus mutation found in Danish mink “could potentially affect the level of overall vaccine effectiveness of vaccines under development.” But it also pointed to “high uncertainty,” and said “further investigations are required regarding the nature of these mutations and their implications for issues such as vaccine effectiveness.”
The added layer of doubt has angered the fur industry and left the government struggling to defend itself as public opinion builds against it. According to a poll published by Politiken, Danish support for the government’s Covid strategy is at its lowest ever, at 56% of those surveyed as of this week, compared with 76% in July.
Quote:“Kopenhagen Fur’s large international customer group has difficulty understanding the past week’s development in Denmark,” the auction house said. “Many customers have based their entire business model on Danish mink.”
The government’s handling of the crisis has drawn condemnation from a united parliament. Frederiksen’s order to wipe out Denmark’s entire mink population lacked a legal mandate, forcing the government to regroup and draft an emergency bill. That failed to win the three-quarters parliamentary support needed to pass, and the legislative process is now in limbo.
Mink accounts for about 0.7% of Danish exports, and employs roughly 3,000 people in the country. Lawmakers are now working on a rescue package for Denmark’s mink industry, which might be as big as $2.2 billion, according to broadcaster TV2.
Quote:Tage Pedersen, the chairman of the Danish Fur Breeders’ Association, which owns Kopenhagen Fur, told Bloomberg earlier this week that the government’s decision to order a mass cull means there’s “no way back” for the industry. “Even if a few farmers somehow survive, there’s still no future.”
Frederiksen’s government, which still expects a standard bill to pass with a simple majority of more than 50%, wants all Danish mink farming to be banned until 2022. That means breeding animals will be wiped out, effectively shuttering the industry for good.
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2020/1...covid-cull
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Related News:
Reported November 18.
Campaigners call for fur trade to end as millions of mink culled
While news of the decision to gas and burn 17 million mink in Denmark to halt the spread of a COVID-19 mutation from humans to animals made global headlines, what has often been missed is that the mink would have been killed regardless because of demand for their fur.
The only difference now is that the killing is taking place in the full glare of the media, but animal rights charities say it also provides an opportunity to end the fur trade, an opportunity that may not come again. The culling of mink during the pandemic is just the tip of the iceberg in what one animal rights worker says is a lifetime of pain and suffering for the animals.
Quote:"The life of a mink on a fur farm is one of deprivation and monotony," Wendy Higgins, of the animal welfare charity Humane Society International, tells Newsweek. "Often the hallmarks of fur trade existence - animals with infected eyes, self-inflicted wounding, cannibalism - are all stereotypical behavior. Deprivation in their lives leads to mental decline and at the end of that they are gassed."
Higgins along with other animal rights groups says the spread of COVID-19 on mink farms wouldn't have taken place if the fur trade was banned and are now calling for an end to the trade once and for all.
The culling of mink in Denmark had been ongoing for several weeks after fears that a mutated form of COVID-19 in the animals could hamper the effectiveness of any potential vaccine for a virus that has resulted in over a million deaths worldwide. The sheer scale of the culling resulted in widespread outcry in Denmark, with the prime minister of the country recently admitting that the plan had been rushed and has no legal basis.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/cam...r-BB1b8gYS
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Related News:
Reported September 26.
Faux fur for fall: and it’s vegan!
Written by: Charlotte Pointing of LIVEKINDLY
In 2017, Gucci CEO Marco Bizzarri announced that the luxury fashion brand would be dropping fur from all future collections. Why? Because in his view, the material was becoming “a little bit outdated.” In 2018, Donatella Versace, head of Italian label Versace, made a similar reveal. She said in an interview: “Fur? I am out of that. I don’t want to kill animals to make fashion. It doesn’t feel right.” In the last two years, Prada, Calvin Klein, Balmain, Karl Lagerfield, Donna Karan, and many more brands have decided to ditch fur for good, many of them citing ethical reasons. Even Canada Goose, infamous for its coyote fur-lined parkas, has pledged to no longer use virgin fur. But while the real deal has fallen out of favor on the shelves and on the catwalk, vegan faux fur is still very much in.
Ready to cozy up as the weather cools down? A wardrobe staple, the perfect vegan fur coat is out there, ready and waiting for you to snap it up. If you’re not sure where to start shopping, these nine brands all offer snuggly faux options to keep you warm right through until spring.
The Coziest Vegan Faux Fur Coats for Fall:
1. Stella McCartney
Unlike many other designer labels, Stella McCartney’s brand has never used real fur in any of its collections. In 2016, prior to the influx of fur bans seen across the industry, she said: “I think that the fashion industry can get away with a lot and it is getting away with murder. Fur is the most unnecessary thing in the world.”
Instead of real fur, the brand now uses KOBA. Made with plant-based fibers, KOBA is the first-ever recycled and recyclable animal-free fur on the market. Not only is it an ethical alternative, but the material looks stylish, luxurious, and authentic too.
https://www.stellamccartney.com/gb/stell...ts_jackets
2. BB Dakota
You don’t have to break the bank to look on point this fall and winter. BB Dakota offers a range of stylish vegan fur coat options, all of which are slightly more affordable than the ones you’ll find in designer stores. Not that anyone would notice. The price tag may be inexpensive, but no compromises have been made on achieving that authentic fur-like look and feel.
https://bbdakota.com/collections/outerwe...3359043624
3. Unreal Fur
The clue is in the name; all of Unreal Fur’s coats and jackets are completely vegan and cruelty-free, and the brand has the PETA certification to prove it. It has a faux option for any occasion, from ankle-length 90s-inspired coats to bridal capelets and shearling puffer jackets.
The brand is also striving to become more sustainable; currently, it recycles old scraps of fabric into new products, and it’s working on creating coats with more sustainable fibers, including hemp.
https://unrealfur.com/
4. House Of Fluff
Despite their animal-themed names, like Fox Oversized Peacoat and Vintage Mink Coat, every design offered by House of Fluff is cruelty-free. Founder Kym Canter has a unique story. She used to own fur coats but sold all 26 in her collection to help start up the ethical fashion brand. Like many others who have switched to faux in recent years, she realized that wearing animal fur just didn’t sit well anymore.
She told Vogue: “I loved how glamorous I looked in my fur coats, but at a certain point, it just didn’t feel right. I couldn’t ride the subway wearing them. So, the natural way to get the same look [but feel better about myself] was to make them in faux.”
https://houseoffluff.com/
5. Noize
PETA-approved Noize offers a wide selection of vegan fur coats and faux hooded parkas, all of which are made using high-tech synthetic fabrics that match animal-derived materials in “warmth, comfort, and style.” The brand cares about animals, but it also cares about its consumers, so it offers its products for fair and reasonable prices.
https://noize.com/?utm_source=RAN&utm_me...8XMkXEyxlA
6. Jakke
All of Jakke’s fur coats–available in a variety of plain and printed styles–are made with vegan materials. They each feature a removable Fur-Free patch on the sleeve, so you can show off your cruelty-free purchase with pride.
Founded in 2015 by Nina Hopkins, the brand has always placed animal rights as a top priority. But as of this year, its clothing designs have the planet in mind too. Forty-five percent of its online collection is made with recycled plastic bottles.
https://jakke.co.uk/
7. Donna Salyers
Much like McCartney, Donna Salyers started her brand with a “passion for animals” and the “belief that cruelty-free fashion could be achieved.” That was almost 30 years ago. Now, her dream has been fully realized. The brand offers a wide range of reasonably-priced animal-free coats, ponchos, wraps, capelets, and shrugs.
https://fabulousfurs.com/
8. Culthread
Slow fashion brand Culthread specializes in stylish, limited-edition pieces “that don’t cost the earth.” The aim of its game is to create sustainable, thoughtful, and timeless designs that you’ll want to wear over and over again. Functionality is also key to the brand. Every single item has pockets on the inside and the outside. You read that correctly. Every. Single. One.
https://www.culthread.com/
9. H&M
A fast-fashion brand, not every single piece offered by H&M is made with sustainability in mind. But, saying that, it has started to offer more environmentally-friendly products recently. Some of its products, like this Hooded Faux Fur Jacket, feature recycled materials.
https://www2.hm.com/en_gb/index.html
https://www.livekindly.co/brands-designe...-faux-fur/
