Soon to be no mink farms left in Sweden
Project 1882 has been informed that all mink farms in Östergötland and Blekinge counties have empty cages. Our investigation indicates that there are a maximum of nine active mink farms left in the country, and that all of them will close this winter to receive the government's promised decommissioning aid.
After the government announced last autumn that they will pay out decommissioning aid to mink farms, Project 1882 have seen that more and more mink farms are closing in Sweden. The government has also promised an investigation into whether the mink industry should be banned in Sweden.
Project 1882 investigate all official documents concerning mink farms every year and can now report that there are at most nine active mink farms left in the country. At the same time last year, there were 18 mink farms left.
– Without our persistent work, a political phasing out of mink farms would never have begun. It’s gratifying that things are moving in the right direction, and I look forward to the day when we can say that all cages are empty, says Anna Harenius, animal welfare specialist for Project 1882.
To receive decommissioning aid, the last mink farms are expected to close before the New Year.
Project 1882 has been fighting for over 50 years to phase out the fur industry in Sweden and was also a driving force behind the successful citizens' initiative Fur Free Europe, which collected over 1.5 million signatures to ban the fur industry across the EU. The persistent work will continue for the rest of 2024 to ensure that all of Sweden's mink farms are closed, and that the government keeps its promises. At the same time, the work for a comprehensive EU ban will continue.
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