Animal welfare is, of course, a topic that needs to be worked on with scientists. Sustainable sourcing of natural materials is a major part of the sustainability efforts of the luxury giant, which includes fashion brands such as FENDI, Louis Vuitton and Dior.
There are also benefits in using these materials. From an environmental perspective, using animal-based materials instead of their alternatives can be positive in terms of the environmental impact and biodegradability of those materials," added Ms Klomp.
LVMH described natural fur as a strategic material for the group alongside leather and exotic skins and the fashion group is increasingly focusing on responsible sourcing.
In September , the luxury group announced the new guidelines with the Charter promising to provide full traceability of animal-derived materials. To achieve this, LVMH is working only with suppliers that respect people, meet the highest animal welfare standards, and limit the environmental impact of their supply chains. In , in its annual Environmental report, LVMH referred to the certification programme WelFur as an example of a recognised European quality standard on fur that is being produced responsibly and sustainably.
Yet animal welfare is only a part of the sustainability ambitions of the luxury conglomerate. When we talk about animal-based products, the first thing we think is animal welfare. But animal welfare is not our only priority when it comes to sourcing; we need to consider the environmental impact of those materials, the social impact, the conservation, the ethics behind it," concluded Ms Klomp.
Animal Welfare. Dec 09 - The European Commission wants to keep the new animal welfare laws up to date with the latest scientific knowledge, according to an EU official. This would require taking into account the most recent science when revising the current animal welfare legislative framework. The revision of the animal welfare legislation is part of the Farm to Fork Strategy, which is the cornerstone of the Green Deal and the ambitions to make the continent climate neural by There is indeed a need for a science-based approach, a need for new science.
One objective is to align the legislation in the future with the latest knowledge," added Mr Juliusson. The Commission hopes it would also be able to enforce stricter control over animal welfare breaches.
In September, the Commission threatened to take several Member states to court over violations of animal welfare of farm animals. The ultimate goal is to ensure a high level of animal welfare. The purpose of the EU reference centres for animal welfare is to gather existing scientific knowledge and contribute to the dissemination of good practices on animal welfare in the EU.
The scientific and technical expertise of the centres will be used to carrying out studies and developing methods for animal welfare assessment and improvement. As part of the revision of the animal welfare framework, the Commission is planning to launch an external study next year and to consult stakeholders through public consultation. It will also look into the impacts of the future animal welfare legislation on the agriculture, trade and environment.
Dec 09 - MEP Asger Christensen Renew said the handling of mink during the current Covid crisis has demonstrated very different approaches to disease prevention between European countries. This calls for increased European coordination in the future.
We should exchange knowledge and experience to establish a common ground for the handling of such situations in the future. However, I would like to emphasize that I am against any ban from the EU on the production of fur. This is solely a member state competence," he said.
As a Danish dairy farmer with mink farming neighbours and -friends, he has even participated in the culling of Danish mink. The decision to cull all mink in Denmark was announced by the Danish government on the 4th of November and has remained widely questioned in the Danish debate ever since.
MEP Asger Christensen is also critical towards the decision, which he describes as surprising and awful. There has been a lack of second opinions and verification of the scientific foundation for the decisions made. Denmark is a small country, and we need outside perspectives. Too few people have been involved in the process. I think the government exaggerated the drama, for example when they said Northern Jutland could become the new Wuhan because of cluster-5," he said. There is, however, no turning back from the decision at this point.
There will be no mink production in Denmark until at least Yet, there are good reasons to take away the learnings and put current experiences into future perspectives. At the moment an EC working paper on mink farming is underway, and Asger Christensen thinks it will point to increased international coordination.
We have a common strategy already in other areas like foot-and-mouth disease, where we have a precise manual for what we must do during outbreaks. We should have a better common ground to address such situations, rather than dealing with them from border to border," he said.
Dec 04 - A single EU animal welfare law needs to be based on science and define a uniform methodology when it comes to animal welfare. More than a dozen countries across the EU have full or partial bans on fur farming. The main species farmed in Europe are mink and fox, and these are still essentially wild animals.
There has thus been only a limited amount of selection for tameness and adaptability to captive environments. Mink and fox are carnivores, predators and highly inquisitive, active animals, with complex social lives.
Unlike most other types of farm animals, who tend to be flock or herd species, mink are solitary by nature. Mink and fox are territorial and, in the wild, go to great lengths to defend their territories. These animals are unsuited to farming conditions and especially intensive breeding and rearing in confinement. Kept in small, wire cages, animals on fur farms have been found to exhibit stereotypical behaviour.
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