Fur farming. Skin for skin?
- Autores: Romaniia Gorbach
- Localización: Animal Ethics Review (AER), ISSN-e 2696-4643, Vol. 1, Nº. 1 (Special Issue: Communication and Advocacy), 2021, págs. 45-52
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Fur production is still not only a huge ethical challenge all over the world, but also an economic and environmental one. Despite the fact that a large number of Western countries have banned fur farming because of its cruelty, irresponsibility and tremendously negative ecological impact, there are a number of countries where regulations are not so strict. For instance, Spain is still the world's fifth largest producer of rabbitټsfur and meat, with more than three farms with six million rabbits. Also, there are other regions where fur farming isgrowing and gaining momentum. One of these so called “friendlyٺ countries is Ukraine, where some international producers are relocating their fur production. With a poorly developed democracy and therefore no proper related regulations, the protection of nonhuman animals rights in this country is under great threat. However, these processes do not exist separately from civil society, which is the driving force behind the quality of the country. More and more civil organizations, government representatives and ordinary Ukrainians understand the global problems of this kind of industry. And not only do they understand, but they are also achieving changes in favor of “fur ownersٺ rightsِ
