Will welfare checks improve conditions on fur farms?
<p><span word="Across">Across</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fur">fur</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="introduce">introduce</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="assessments">assessments</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="care">care</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reassure">reassure</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="shun">shun</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="products">products</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="go">go</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="reassurance">reassurance</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="offer">offer</span>?</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="shed">shed</span>, <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="brown">brown</span> <span word="mink">mink</span> <span word="dart">dart</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="rows">rows</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wire">wire</span> <span word="cages">cages</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> - <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasional">occasional</span> <span word="squeak">squeak</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="heard">heard</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="fate">fate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="farmed">farmed</span> <span word="mink">mink</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="gassed">gassed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pelts">pelts</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="auction">auction</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="assessments">assessments</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fur">fur</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="mink">mink</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fur">fur</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="belonging">belonging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Aarhus">Aarhus</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Denmark">Denmark</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span>, <span word="Steen">Steen</span> <span word="Moller">Moller</span>, <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sheds">sheds</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="confined">confined</span> <span word="space">space</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="investigate">investigate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="cages">cages</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="shelves">shelves</span>, <span word="straw">straw</span> <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="toys">toys</span>" (<span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="tubes">tubes</span>), <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="enrichments">enrichments</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Danish">Danish</span> <span word="law">law</span>. <span word="Legal">Legal</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="vary">vary</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Moller">Moller</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="assessment">assessment</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="fur">fur</span> <span word="farms">farms</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="inspected">inspected</span>.</p>
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