UK urged to ban fur imports from China over animal abuse claims Michael Standaert
Campaigners are urging the UK government to ban fur imports after an investigation appeared to show widespread animal abuse and disregard for Covid-19 health protocols at more than a dozen fur farms in China.
Videos and photos from 19 farms visited in northern and north-eastern China last November and December appear to show foxes and raccoon dogs packed tightly in unsanitary cages and animals being electrocuted in ways that prolong their pain before death, often in front of others awaiting the same fate.
Investigators from Humane Society International (HSI) also documented farms selling carcasses to restaurants in violation of China’s rules forbidding the consumption of meat from wildlife. Those bans were put into place last year due to suspicions that the coronavirus pandemic emerged from the wildlife trade in the city of Wuhan.
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