British fashion asks Boris Johnson to ban fur

Making the UK the first country in the world to ban the sale of fur. This is the request formalized in a letter, delivered a few days ago at 10 Downing Street. They sign the letter sent to Boris Johnson some of the biggest names in the British fashion industry including Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood, Erdem Moralioglu and the founder of the brand Shrimp, Hannah Weiland.
The dream team who wants to ban furs is convinced that that chapter of fashion has already come to an end.

Many luxury brands have already taken this path following the trend already underway in consumers who reject this material for ethical reasons.
“If the UK became the first country to ban the sale of animal fur, it would only increase its reputation as a hub global for innovation in the field of ethical fashion ”they write, certain to reflexively tickle the prime minister’s interest through arguments dear to his girlfriend. “The fur belongs only to animals” ruled on Twitter in 2019 the convinced animal rights activist Carrie Symonds not new to statements of this type.
The letter actually follows a speech that began some time ago. First in Europe, it was the government of Tony Blair a ban fur farms in England and Wales in 2000 and in Scotland and Northern Ireland in 2002. Brands such as Burberry, Victoria Beckham e Stella McCartney who on their own initiative eliminated fur in their production processes.

In the last twenty years, therefore, those who needed raw materials from fox, mink, rabbit and chinchilla had to import from other countries such as Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Poland and the United States. In September last year, the environment minister Zac Goldsmith, a dear friend of Carrie Symonds, also included this point among the things to do once you leave the European Union even if the idea had already been circulating in the Labor area since 2018.
“Once our future relations with the EU have been established, there will be an opportunity for the government to consider further measures to be taken in relation to fur sales,” said conservative Goldsmith, stressing that up until that time it was not possible introduce restrictions on that type of trade before Brexit. While one of the signatories of the letter, Hannah Weiland, does nothing but sing the praises of faux-fur by inviting others to do like its brand Shrimps that of colored furs has made a case, on the other hand there are those who obviously are not of the same opinion.

The British Fur Trade Organisation warns of the risk of an increase in unregulated furs in an impossible to control traffic. “We will not hesitate to take legal action to protect our associates” announced those of the organization taking pen and paper too “the imposition of a ban on the fur sector will cost thousands of British jobs, will result in the closure of hundreds of activities and will have an impact on consumer choice ‘. If the United Kingdom really manages to ban the sale of furs (however allowing the sale of vintage ones) in a short time they could also overtake California. The US state would be the first in the world to have banned the trade and production of animal fur in 2019, starting from January 1, 2023.
That decision that caused discussion may have shaken even the Queen Elizabeth: in those days the news came out that the sovereign decided to adapt to the times by setting aside the furs and favoring, in case of need, the use of synthetic fur. Boris Johnson has not yet responded to the appeal but, from the air that pulls, the operation could also succeed, pulled by the jacket by his girlfriend, by his ministers and by the desire to boast a record for his country.