Welfare of American mink, red and Arctic foxes, raccoon dog and chinchilla kept for fur production.

ABSTRACT: This Scientific Opinion (SO) addresses a mandate from the EC regarding welfare of the following animals when farmed for their fur: (i) American mink (Neogale vison or Neovison vison), (ii) Red fox (Vulpes vulpes, also known as 'silver fox'), (iii) Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus, also known as 'blue fox'), (iv) Raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides, also known as 'Finnraccoon') and (v) Chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera). The request was to identify the most relevant welfare consequences (WCs) for each species and to determine whether these could be prevented or substantially mitigated in the current husbandry systems. 'Current system' refers strictly to the cage systems and cage dimensions as described in the EFSA Technical report produced under this mand

SUBMITTER: EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12308227 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature