In
recent years in Greece, there is an increase in fur farms in the region
of West Macedonia.West Macedonia is divided into the regional units of Florina, Grevena, Kastoria, and Kozani.
Mink, the main specie of animals reared in fur
factory farms in Greece, is still essentially wild animal. They are
unsuitable to be kept for production purposes.
These animals spend short and miserable lives in small wire cages, only to be gassed to death when their pelts are at their prime.
In 2011 there were 43 fur farms in Greece.
According to the figures
from the Ministry of Rural Development and Food (March 2014), fur farms
have increased to 105!
Kastoria – 45 fur farms
Kozani – 50 fur farms
Grevena – 8 fur farms
Florina – 2 fur farms
New fur farms are under construction .....
Mink, the main specie of animals reared in fur
factory farms in Greece, is still essentially wild animal. They are
unsuitable to be kept for production purposes. These animals spend short and miserable lives in small wire cages, only to be gassed to death when their pelts are at their prime.
The conditions under which fur farmed animals are
kept do not satisfy their behavioural needs. Their caged environment is
monotonous and physical exercise is restricted. The animals are also
unable to express their species-specific behaviours. Foxes, for example,
are denied the opportunity to dig, while mink have no access to
swimming water and cannot avoid social contact.
As a consequence, animals on fur farms have
routinely been found to exhibit stereotyped behaviour (such as pacing
along the cage wall, repetitive circling/nodding of the head, etc.), as
well as self-mutilation (i.e. sucking or biting of the animal’s tail
fur, or other parts of the pelts). Infanticide and cannibalism has also
been reported.
Fur farming is already banned outright in Austria
and the United Kingdom.
It was also banned in Croatia from 2007 with a
10 year phase-out period for existing farms.
In December 2012, the
Netherlands, which is the EU’s second largest mink producer, passed a
ban on fur farming and will phase-out mink production entirely by 2024.
Slovenia also banned fur farming in March 2013 with a three year
phase-out for existing producers.
Proposed legislation to prohibit fur
farming is also currently being considered in Belgium, Estonia and
Israel.
Italian region Emilia Romagna also moves towards ban on fur
farming.
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