"They're killed when they're only about six months old, crammed by the dozens into a box and gassed to death" - Ahead of his concert in Dublin's 3 Arena tonight, Morrissey has appealed to the Irish Government to ban fur farming. Read the RTE report below for more details... Morrissey urges Irish ban on fur farming Monday, 19 Feb 2018 Ahead of his show in Dublin this week, Morrissey has written to Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed, calling for fur farming to be banned in Ireland. The singer and animal rights activist, who wrote the letter on behalf of welfare group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), thanked the minister for Ireland's recent ban on the use of wild animals in circuses and called for the State to "continue on this progressive path by also outlawing fur farming" in Ireland. In his letter about mink farming, Morrissey wrote: "They're killed when they're only about six months old, crammed by the dozens into a box and gassed to death. And for what? "A stale 'status symbol' that nobody wants to wear any more." Morrissey is set to play Dublin's 3Arena on Tuesday night as part of the tour to support his new album, Low in High School. ACTION ALERT Please join Morrissey in calling on the Irish Government to ban fur farming. Michael Creed TD Minister for Agriculture Department of Agriculture Agriculture House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. Email: michael.creed@oir.ie Tel: 01-607 2000 or LoCall 1890-200510. Leave a comment on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelcreedtd Tweet to: @creedcnw Prime Minister, An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar Department of the Taoiseach, Upper Merrion St, Dublin 2 Telephone: +353 (0)1-6194020 Email: taoiseach@taoiseach.gov.ie, leo.varadkar@oireachtas.ie Tweet to: @campaignforLeo Leave a comment on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/campaignforleo/