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Animal Protection Act and Nature Protection Act Amendment Act

tagasi lykatudEstonia· Riigikogu· ET

Introduced

14 November 2018

Last action

14 November 2018 · TAGASI_LYKATUD

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TAGASI_LYKATUD

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Rainer Vakra, Hannes Hanso, Toomas Jürgenstein, Heljo Pikhof, Marianne Mikko, Barbi Pilvre, Heidy Purga, Hardi Volmer, Keit Pentus-Rosimannus, Inara Luigas, Oudekki Loone, Eiki Nestor, Madis Milling, Helmen Kütt, Liina Kersna, Jevgeni Ossinovski, Yoko Alender, Jaanus Karilaid, Heimar Lenk

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14 November 2018

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Summary

The draft provides for the prohibition of keeping animals solely or mainly for the purpose of fur production, as well as their breeding and reproduction solely or mainly for the purpose of fur production. The application of the said ban to livestock keepers is foreseen from June 1, 2024. The explanatory letter states that banning fur farms has been discussed in Estonia since 2009, when the topic was raised by animal and nature conservation organizations, the Estonian Green Party and the Social Democratic Party. The banning of fur farms rose again in people's consciousness in 2013, when the Estonian National Broadcasting Company's television program Pealtnägija published footage showing the violation of animal husbandry rules from the fox and mink farm of Balti Karusnahk AS Karjaküla. At the same time, the Ministry of the Environment also raised the issue of banning fur farms because Environmental requirements were not met in fur farms for many years. In Estonia, chinchillas, rabbits, minks and foxes are bred as fur animals. In total, about 200,000 fur animals are kept in Estonia.

Machine translation from Estonian. The official text remains authoritative.

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  1. 14 November 2018

    TAGASI_LYKATUD

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