UDC 636.934.571
DOI: 10.36871/vet.zoo.bio.202402011
Authors
Nikolay A. Balakirev,
Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology – MVA by K. I. Skryabin”, Moscow, Russia
Alexander N. Balakirev,
KaMP LLC, Kazan, Russia
Abstract
The pursuit of profit by producers of fur-bearing animal skins has led to their overproduction and
a reduction in selling prices. With the world population needing 40 million skins in 2014, 100
million were produced, this contributed to a decrease in demand for raw materials and their prices.
In all countries, a reduction in livestock began, Covid-19 was added to this, animal rights defenders
took advantage of this situation, demanding that the Government of their countries close fur
farms and ban the sale of products made from natural fur.
A number of countries have decided to close fur farming by 2024. This consent has already been
given by 20 countries, most of the countries of the European Union, to ban the sale of fur products.
Those countries where fur farming was a traditional activity, such as Finland, Denmark, Greece,
found themselves in a difficult situation, demanded a scientifically based conclusion, which should
be discussed at the end of this year in the EU.
Some US states have not remained aloof from this problem, each of which makes its own decisions.
Keywords
crisis, fur farming, sable farming, causes of the crisis, skins of fur-bearing animals, animal rights defenders
