Artikkeli
28.5.2019
Finnish Fur Breeders’ Association’s supplementary business name PROFUR, that is used in its communications and logo, will be changed to FIFUR in August 2019. Association’s actual business name remains the same. New supplementary business name is a part of Association’s campaign to lift the profile of Finnish fur farming.
Artikkeli
21.3.2019
Investigators hired by the International Fur Federation (IFF) have unearthed evidence that a video from 2009 showing the torture of a fur animal was ordered and paid by animal rights activists.
Artikkeli
17.1.2019
The European fur sector’s animal welfare programme WelFur has been endorsed by the European Commission as a Self-Regulation and Co-Regulation Initiative. It is the first animal welfare programme ever to be promoted in the Commission’s database of so-called ‘soft law’ initiatives.
“The European Commission does not promote whitewashing, so it is a recognition of the fur industry working responsibly with animal welfare and society,” Mette Lykke Nielsen, CEO of Fur Europe says. Fur Europe is
the Brussels-based umbrella organisation for the entire European fur sector.
Artikkeli
12.10.2018
Two of ProFur’s member farms were infiltrated by a British journalist and activists in early October. The intruders caused stress and suffering as well as an animal disease risk to animals. Fur breeders have reported the offences to the police and ProFur has also taken action.
Artikkeli
1.2.2018
Olli-Pekka Nissinen has started in his new position as ProFur's Communications Director. He is also part of ProFur's management team.
Artikkeli
10.1.2018
Finland is the largest European producer of fox fur. Finnish fox production base all its operations on a Finnish quality certification system that represents responsibility, traceability and entrepreneurship. Every Finnish pelt is traceable to its farm of origin. This year, the Finnish Fur Breeders' Association ProFur completely renewed its strategy for commercial fur production.
Artikkeli
13.12.2017
Finnish Fur Breeders Association ProFur has made a commitment to the Baltic Sea Action Group. The aim is to develop new ways to recover phosphorus from fur animals' manure, and to supply it to industries where phosphorus is utilized. New methods will also be sought to recover nitrogen more efficiently to prevent it from leaking to the environment.