Ruth Jones MP tables Bill to ban fur imports and sales in the UK
Ruth Jones MP has re-tabled her Fur (Import & Sale) Bill in the House of Commons. The Bill seeks to prohibit the import and sale of fur in the UK, more than two decades after fur farms were banned across the UK.
Photo: UK Parliament
In June 2025, Ruth Jones MP delivered a petition of over 1 million signatures to the Prime Minister calling for a Fur Free Britain. This signifies the growing conscience of the British public, which is opposed to the fur trade and the terror it continues to inflict on animals.
Campaigners from the RSPCA, Humane World for Animals, Four Paws, PETA and Open Cages, alongside Ruth Jones MP delivered a petition for a ‘Fur-Fee Britain’ to the Prime Minister.
More than 20 years after fur farming was banned in the England and Wales by the Fur Farming (Prohibition) Act 2000, and Scotland by the Fur Farming (Prohibition) (Scotland) Act 2002, it is time to stop the import and sale of furs entirely.
Arctic Fox / Photo: Four Paws
There is copious amounts of evidence that the fur industry causes unimaginable pain and horror to animals. Millions of animals are kept confined in cages and eventually killed in Europe every year to be turned into fur products.
Mink / Photo: Paolo Marchetti
When seeing the images of foxes, mink, and other animals confined in cages and subjected to torture, such as anal electrocution, I find it hard to stomach, and I’m sure you feel the same.
Mink / Photo: Kristo Muurimaa/Oikeutta Elaimille
I hope that the Bill will receive widespread support and successfully pass each stage of the Parliamentary process.
Photo: Fur Free Alliance
The fur industry is outdated and inhumane. On top of that, there are plenty of fur-free and vintage fur options available. As such, the import and sale of furs has no place in the UK. It is time for the Parliament to bring an end to the country’s complicity in the horrors of the fur trade.
The Bill’s Second Reading is scheduled for the 4th of September. Please email your MP and ask them to support the Bill.
Find out more about the Bill here.