Monday, June 29, 2020

#THENETHERLANDS: Parliament Votes To Close Remaining 128 Mink Farms 3 Years Ahead Of 2024 Deadline

[world politics news]


Dutch Members of Parliament voted to shut down all remaining mink fur farms—estimated at 128 farms—across the Netherlands in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19. In 2013, the Dutch government passed a ban on mink fur farming which is scheduled to be enacted in 2024. The politicians voted to compensate fur farmers to phase out the practice three and a half years before the law goes into effect.

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