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“Fur has been used by people for a long time, since the Stone Ages basically," Muurimaa said. “However, a practice where animals are kept in very small barren cages is not that old.

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The breeders’ group said the fur sector has among the highest welfare standards of any form of animal husbandry, and Nissinen suggested that farmers have little incentive to mistreat them.

“Fur has been used by people for a long time, since the Stone Ages basically,” Muurimaa said. “However, a practice where animals are kept in very small barren cages is not that old.