Fairport folk singer Judy dies aged 71
Government signals drive to crack down on imports
Fur on hat sold in UK
Scene at an Asian fur farm
THE Mirror’s campaign to make Britain fur-free was boosted yesterday as the Government’s animal welfare minister said there is a need for action.
Last week we launched a bid with Humane Society International UK to stop the sale of fur products after we uncovered scenes of horrendous animal cruelty on Asian fur farms. Now, Animal Welfare Minister Lord Goldsmith, who called the trade “one of the grimmest of human activities” in 2018, has said the Government is “very keen” to take action once our relationship with the EU is established. He told the GRIM TRADE Lord Goldsmith
Mirror: “We have some of the highest welfare standards in the world.
“Fur farming has rightly been banned in this country for nearly 20 years and at the end of the transition period we will be able to properly consider steps to raise our standards still further.”
Our campaign is backed by the public, MPs and celebrities including Dame Judi
Dench, Ricky Gervais and Chris Packham.
Trade in pelts is not yet banned in Britain but now seven in 10 people say it should be. Claire Bass, from HSI, said: “Raising our standards further on fur simply means banning it. There’s no such thing as humane fur farming.”
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TRIBUTES Judy Dyble
FAIRPORT Convention folk singer Judy Dyble has died aged 71 after battling lung cancer.
She rose to prominence in the 1960s, performing on Fairport songs including Time Will Show The Wiser.
London-born Judy left in 1968 after the band’s first album and went on to play with a host of stars, including Robert Fripp.
She also released a string of solo albums, with her final effort, Earth Is Sleeping, coming in 2018.
A statement from her agent said: “Judy was one of the pioneers of the English folk rock scene.”
Fairport’s Simon Nichol described her as being “shy but hilarious”. He added: “She surrounded herself with loveliness – loved her kids and grandchildren.”