#Act4 Wildlife The measure prohibiting fur farming until 2026 passed its third – and final – reading in Estonia's parliament, the Riigikogu, making Estonia the first Baltic country to ban fur farms. 55 Members out of 101 voted in favour of the bill. Estonia bans fur farming 3 June 2021 Loomus
The Environment Committee has agreed that the draft Act for Animal Protection and Nature Conservation, which would prohibit fur farms in Estonia, will be put to a final vote on June 2nd. Final vote on the ban of Estonian fur farms in June 20 May 2021 Loomus
On May 8th and 9th, the international animal rights conference organized by NGO Loomus, Estonian Vegan Society, and NGO Kuulikodu will be held for the sixth time, this time online. Estonian animal rights organisations are holding their sixth international animal rights conference 8 April 2021 Loomus
#Act4 Wildlife Some years ago the biggest fur farm in Estonia (Balti Karusnahk AS) had about 160 000 animals — 30 000 foxes and 130 000 minks. Now there are no animals in this farm and the cages are empty. The biggest fur farm in Estonia is now empty 11 February 2021 Loomus
#Act4 Wildlife Estonia took an important step towards banning fur farms yesterday, when the draft Act for the amendment of Animal Protection and Nature Conservation Act passed the first reading in the Riigikogu (Estonian parliament). Estonia took a historic step towards banning fur farms 19 October 2020 Loomus
#Act4 Wildlife According to a survey commissioned by animal advocacy organisation Loomus, 83% of women and 66% of men are not in favour of fur farming. 73% of Estonians and 77% of people from other nationalities are against fur farming. Survey: Support for banning fur farming in Estonia is greater than ever before 12 October 2020 Loomus
#Act4 Wildlife LOOMUS addressed the Estonian Government with a request to not support fur farms within the framework of the EU Structural Funds. Estonian government shouldn’t support fur farmers under COVID-19 recovery package 29 May 2020 Loomus
#Act4 Wildlife As the prices of fur on the world market have been low in recent years, all Estonian fur farms have closed their doors, the only one being the Baltic Fur AS in Karjaküla, which is also struggling for survival. Last fur farm in Estonia faces closure 13 August 2019 Loomus
#Act4 Wildlife Estonian, Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian animal rights organizations have for many years worked to ban fur farms in their countries. Uniting forces against fur farming 25 February 2019 Djurens Rätt
#Act4 AnimalsEU On 22 January, the Estonian parliament again rejected a proposal to close fur farms with a 5-year transition period. Animal advocates to help resubmit legislative fur farm ban in response to earlier rejection 28 January 2019 Loomus
