Britain'S Anti Fur Campaign Has Intensified

More and more, including Gucci, Jimmy Choo, Micheal Kors, Versace, Furla, etc.

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And Holland, Amsterdam, San Francisco, Norway and other countries and cities have joined in recent years.

The camp has promoted the campaign against fur.

There have been many reports that the fur trade will be banned after the completion of the European Commission.

At present, the Department of environment, food and rural affairs of the British Parliament is asking about fur trade.

In April 18th, the lobbying groups in Britain supported fur and anti fur for their respective reasons.

The Department said they were observing the current fur trade, "considering how the industry will be more pparent to consumers in the future.

In the long run, de Europe has provided the British government with the opportunity to set up fur imports and related regulations. "

According to the world clothing and shoe net, fur industry has been closely monitored and resisted by anti fur organizations such as PETA, Surge and Humane Society in recent years.

PETA even bought the shares of the French Herm s group, asking the brand to protect animal welfare as a shareholder.

Previously, these organizations also submitted petitions to request the British Fashion Council (BFC) to make it mandatory for London Fashion week to ban fur.

Earlier this year, anti fur supporters held a number of protests outside the London Fashion week. They put the costumes on the outside of the show, and shouted to the audience (even if they didn't wear fur): "Blood on your hands (your hands are stained with blood)" and "Shame on you (shame on you)".

BFC said that discussions were being made with the whole industry to promote sustainable development, but it was not necessary to impose and interfere with brand decisions.

"As a representative of the British fashion industry, we support the designer's personal creativity, but defining and controlling the creative process is not our responsibility," said BFC spokesman.

Of course, we are in favor of human and animal welfare, and will encourage any designer who uses the British Fashion Week platform to display works of conscience. "

The counterattack of British fur supporters

In the increasingly fierce environment of the anti fur industry, fur supporters in Britain, such as fur producers and trade organizations, have responded by saying that consumers have the right to choose freely, and that animal fur is more sustainable and environmentally friendly than artificial fur.

This view is in line with the International Fur Federation.

Mike Moser, chief executive of British Fur Trade, pointed out that if animal rights activists want to play moral cards, the debate on fur will extend to other industries, affecting feather, wool, silk, rare animal skins and leather.

"What is freedom of choice? We are not all vegetarians. Most of us believe that this is an animal use, whether it is for meat or silk.

Pure vegetarian moral organizations want to stop all forms of animal use. "

Mike Moser also retorts from the welfare and farm standards of animal fur industry, the environmental impact of artificial fur and the importance of supply chain management, and so on: "the fur industry has proved that we have given very high welfare standards.

As for farms, we have the highest standards in the world.

According to Mike Moser, the reason for raising animals today is not only for the purpose of fur, but also has positive effects on the environment.

"We are increasingly using the whole animal.

In European fur farms, animal meat is sold to other livestock industries. Fat is used to burn biofuels, and bones and skeletons are used to produce organic fertilizers.

Artificial fur has a devastating effect on the environment. Some artificial chorionic villi can only be completely biodegraded in 1000, and the microfiber made of artificial fur will eventually enter the food chain and even be detected in tap water.

The current fur label control system in Britain is very broad. There are no specific fur regulations in the textiles Management Ordinance, nor do they give consumers much information.

In December 2017, retailers such as House of Fraser, Missguided and Boohoo.com had fake labels scandals - Labelling artificial fur on animal fur products, covering key items such as Keychains, earrings, shoes and so on.

Afterwards, the retailers said they did not notice the label was wrong.

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About the fake label scandal, Mike Moser said that the main reason is the fast fashion retailers' imperfect supply chain management.

The debate on fur and anti fur should be more focused on the responsibility of retailers and how to improve the pparency of supply chains.

At present, fur manufacturers in Europe have developed a certification program to monitor the welfare of farm animals. By 2020, all fur produced in Europe and North America will be certified.

The fake label incident also gave the anti fur lobby a chance to impose pressure on the British government to ban fur imports from Europe.

The Humane Society said that the government should take advantage of the opportunity to modify the legislation and launch a fur ban to reflect the public's aversion to the purchase and sale of fur.

In this regard, Mike Moser pointed out that the prohibition of fur trade has a greater impact on the British economy, especially when there are multiple economic risks.

In 2016, the retail sales of fur products in the UK amounted to 162 million pounds, 3.5 times that of 2011.

"Why should we prohibit a legal compliance, an industry that is pleased to win and should be free to choose.

We may lose a company worth 162 million pounds, which will undoubtedly affect employment. "

Mike Moser acknowledges that Maison Margiela, Versace, Furla, Gucci, Michael Kors, and other luxury brands have a strong influence on public perception.

Consumers need to note that brands must keep abreast of the latest activities and trends. Although many brands have renounced fur, they continue to use rare animal skins, leather and feathers.

"Leather goods are one of the main products of Versace, and their high quality leather materials come from only 3 months old calf."

Market demand

Mike Moser pointed out that despite the growing awareness of the public anti fur, young designers and design students are still interested in fur and continue experimentation with this material.

The British fur trade is also working with BFC to promote the education of animal welfare standards for the entire fashion industry.

In addition, Harvey Nichols and other major retailers have changed their strategy of no fur. Canadian outdoor brands such as Canada Goose, and so on, have also chosen to open their first European flagship store in London to show their confidence in the British economy.

Earlier this year, Danish designer Astrid Andersen cooperated with Finland fur company Saga Furs and Swedish actress Noomi Rapace in London men's week.

He pointed out: "I think fur will become more and more important because it is really sustainable.

Those who have witnessed the fur production process will understand that this process is zero waste.

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