Green Party TD Steven Matthews (Wicklow) has asked the Minister for Agriculture “the steps he will take to introduce a draft Bill to outlaw fur farming given it is specified as a priority in the programme for Government.”
Responding to the 3rd February 2021 Dail Question, Minister Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) stated: “The Programme for Government 2020 contains a commitment regarding the prohibition of fur farming and Department officials have been working on appropriate steps to give effect to this. My Department is in the process of drafting a Bill to provide for the introduction of a ban on fur farming which will include a prohibition on mink farming.”
“The Bill will make it illegal for any new fur farms to be established and will provide for the closure of the small number of existing farm operations,” he added.
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SEE ALSO:
A retired Irish fur farmer has revealed on the Claire Byrne show on RTE Radio 1 that fur farming was introduced into Ireland by two vets. Later in the show he admitted that he broke the necks of mink with his hands
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3439515122830688&id=463547953760768
Coronavirus testing at Irish mink farms under way
https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/1109/1176939-coronavirus-mink/
COVID19 testing at Irish fur farms: Govt must shut them down
https://www.facebook.com/banbloodsports/posts/3425502754231925
Letter: Government should roll out ban on fur farming
https://www.facebook.com/banbloodsports/posts/3427209740727893
Mink screaming: Tell Irish Government to shut down fur farms
https://youtu.be/62P0saq6DO0
Jennifer Whitmore TD urges Taoiseach to "move immediately to ban fur farming in Ireland”
https://www.facebook.com/banbloodsports/videos/1142900706112158/
"We've drafted a bill to ban fur farming in Ireland": Congratulations to Solidarity TDs Ruth Coppinger and Paul Murphy on their announcement today (12 July 2018)
https://business.facebook.com/banbloodsports/videos/1750869355028615/
"In relation to the fur farm Bill: Just to announce that they have actually drafted a law, and it is in the queue of legislation - we've seen it, to outlaw fur farming" - Ruth Coppinger TD
https://www.facebook.com/banbloodsports/videos/848063602296131/
80 per cent of people in Ireland believe fur farming should be banned, all the main parties (except Fine Gael) now support a ban and Veterinary Ireland have condemned fur farming as cruel - Listen to the Ruth Coppinger TD (Solidarity) interview on RTE Radio 1’s Drivetime today (17 June 2019). https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=194380304848086
The value of fur exports from Ireland has plummeted by over 80 per cent in the past six years, it has emerged https://www.facebook.com/banbloodsports/posts/2258290974286448