Fur farming: Support for ban

Only the most rosy-eyed of optimistic fur farmers in this country could imagine that the business has a future.

Banning it is back on the Dáil’s agenda, having been knocked off it by Fine Gael after its election success in 2011. With a backbencher’s prohibition bill already in the pipeline, the Government has bowed to a tide of public opinion that cannot be turned back. Pollsters at Red C record an 80% approval score for a ban, which will be the latest in a series across Europe, including the UK, Austria, and Serbia.