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NETHERLANDS TO CLOSE ALL MINK FUR FARMS BY NEXT MARCH

荷兰到明年三月关闭所有貂皮农场

The ban on mink fur farming will be implemented two-and-a-half years ahead of schedule due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak on farms across the country.

由于荷兰各地农场最近爆发新型冠状病毒疾病（COVID-19），该国决定比原计划提前两年半实施貂皮养殖禁令。

by NICOLE AXWORTHY

作者：NICOLE AXWORTHY

AUGUST 27, 2020

2020年8月27日

The Netherlands will close all mink fur farms in the country by March 2021—two-and-a-half years ahead of schedule. In 2013, the Dutch Parliament passed a ban on mink fur farming to be implemented by 2023, but the government recently voted to shut down all remaining farms following a COVID-19 outbreak on 41 of the approximately 120 farms in the country.

到2021年3月，荷兰将关闭国内所有的貂皮农场──此举比原计划提前了两年半时间。早在2013年，荷兰议会就通过了一项到2023年实施的貂皮养殖禁令（即在2024年之前全面取缔貂皮养殖业）；目前荷兰全国大约120家貂皮农场当中，已有41家爆发了新冠病毒疫情，因此该国政府最近投票决定（提前）关闭所有剩余的貂皮农场。

As a result of the outbreak, an estimated two million minks have been gassed to death. With the upcoming ban, breeders are not permitted to restock, and the Dutch government has earmarked €180 million (US $212 million) to buy out the mink farms over the next six months. The Netherlands is the world’s fourth-largest producer of mink fur, behind only Denmark, Poland, and China.

据估计，此次疫情爆发导致荷兰用毒气扑杀了大概两百万只貂。随着养殖禁令的即将实施，饲养者被禁止重新饲养貂，荷兰政府也已拨款1.8亿欧元（2.12亿美元），用于在未来六个月内收购（补偿）国内所有养貂场。荷兰是仅次于丹麦、波兰和中国的世界第四大貂皮生产国。

“We welcome the decision from the Dutch government, which couldn’t have come a day sooner. The pandemic has been a grim reminder that we need to change how we treat animals, especially those who are confined in small spaces on fur farms, factory farms, and wildlife markets,” Kitty Block, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, said. 

美国人道协会（HSUS）的总裁兼首席执行官基蒂·布洛克（Kitty Block）说道：“我们欢迎荷兰政府早就应该做出的这一决定。本次大流行病（pandemic）无情地警醒我们需要改变对待动物的方式，特别是对于那些被禁锢在毛皮动物农场、工厂化农场和野生动物市场的狭小空间里的动物。”

“All eyes are now on other fur-producing nations, including the United States, Denmark, and Spain, where mink on fur farms have also tested positive for the virus. With consumers, retailers and designers turning away from fur, there is no reason for any country to continue supporting a commodity that’s associated more with animal cruelty and less with fashion.”

“现在所有人的目光都盯着其他的毛皮生产国，其中美国、丹麦和西班牙的毛皮动物农场也出现了貂感染新冠病毒的情况。随着（越来越多的）消费者、零售商和设计师拒绝使用毛皮制品，任何国家都没有理由继续支持这种与时尚没多大关系却普遍涉及虐待动物的商品。”