NEWS

17/10/2025

10:43

Sejm Approves Ban on Fur Farming; PiS Divided

Michał Lubowicki

The Sejm has passed an amendment to the Animal Protection Act, introducing a ban on fur farming (with the exception of rabbits). Entrepreneurs operating farms will be obliged to cease their activities by December 31, 2033. Those who do so earlier may be eligible for compensation.

339 MPs voted in favor of the amendment, 78 were against, and 19 abstained. The bill was supported by almost all coalition MPs (with the exception of Minister of Agriculture Stefan Krajewski).

The PiS club was strongly divided in the vote – 100 MPs voted for the bill (including Jarosław Kaczyński and Mateusz Morawiecki), 55 voted against (including Przemysław Czarnek), and 18 abstained. Konfederacja voted entirely against.


Michał Lubowicki