BRITAIN'S departure from the European Union will afford it a unique opportunity to set higher animal welfare standards than the bloc's, as the Government considers banning the sale of fur.
Plans drawn up by the Department for Environment could see clothing and accessories with real fur banished from British stores as the country seeks to carve out its own path away from Brussels. Earlier this month a former fur trade boss said Britain should call an end to the sale of fur because it has “no place in modern society”.Mike Moser said he had visited fur farms across the world where he witnessed “animals in cages, stressed and suffering”.
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