Israel bans the purchase and sale of animal fur, effectively becoming the first country in the Middle East to say stop
Don't store avocado like this: it's dangerousIsrael bans the purchase and sale of animal furs, effectively becoming the first country in the Middle East to say stop to a cruel and meaningless practice.
A huge step forward for animal rights. In recent years, Israel had already banned products tested on animals and started a process to ban fur. The bill had been under discussion since 2017, when parliamentarian Merav Michali had explained that the Torah prohibits cruelty, consequently breeding and fur production were incompatible with biblical law. Now the Minister for Environmental Protection Gila Gamliel has said that the use of leather and fur for the fashion industry is "immoral".
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It must be said that those wishing to buy or sell furs in Israel already have to apply for a special permit, but according to the new rules this will only be allowed in exceptional cases.
"The fur industry causes the killing of hundreds of millions of animals around the world and involves indescribable cruelty and suffering," said the minister.
Celebrating the animal rights group Peta who through the director Elisa Allen explains: 'the country has recognized that the trade in coats, pompoms and other frivolous fashion items made with the fur of wild animals offends the values upheld by all honest citizens '.
And the rules are very hard: anyone caught breaking the law will have to pay a fine of around 18 thousand euros or a year in prison.
Source: BBC
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