Read our leaflet – The Common Myths Around Fur

Independent studies have found that fur has many environmental benefits and credentials. Real fur is a natural, renewable, and sustainable resource compared to the products of the non-renewable mass produced fast fashion industry. Farmed mink are, for example, fed with leftovers from abattoirs, fishing by catch, and other food production by-products – they “recycle” wastes that would otherwise go to landfills. Biofuels made from farmed mink are a second-generation biofuel and used for heating purposes and in the production of cement. Whilst the fur sector has developed the ‘Safefur’ standard for certified dressers and dyers meaning that those working with Furmark® fur are committed to using chemicals from an agreed list, satisfying laboratory verification requirements and government oversight on factories environmental footprint.