Help raise awareness about animal rights in Sweden

Halfway there

The work with our summer tour is now halfway through and we are thankful for the meetings, conversations and enthusiasm we have been part of so far. We have visited more than 45 tour stops throughout Sweden and before the tour is over we have another 25 stops to go. Visiting a lot of places and talking to people face to face is the basic idea of the summer tour and our way to spread the message and inspire people towards a cruelty free lifestyle. By talking to people we can influence them towards personal changes, but also towards taking a stand for political issues in animal welfare.

Almedalen - putting animals on the political agenda 

One of our big tour stops was the Almedalen Week at the start of July. Almedalen is an annual event and important forum in Swedish politics where representatives of the major political parties join and there are seminars, speeches and other political activities. Djurens Rätt has been a part of Almedalen since 2010 and this year we were 9 representatives from the organization. We had a lot of visitors stopping by our tent and many chose to become members and to give a Fur Free Pledge (Pälslöftet). We also arranged a veggie mingle with vegan food and talks with politicians and veggie companies. Being a part of Almedalen is important and we ensure that the animal’s voices are heard in the political conversations.

8000 Fur Free Pledges so far!

Our focus during Almedalen and all of our tour stops is the issue regarding fur farming in Sweden. Unlike many other European countries Sweden still has fur farming, even though 8 out of 10 Swedes want to see a ban on this cruel industry. Every year, more than 1 million minks are killed to become fur products. People who meet Djurens Rätt during the summer tour can take a stand for the minks in Sweden by giving a fur free pledge. The fur free pledge means that one promises not to consume fur products and that you support Djurens Rätts work towards a ban on fur farming in Sweden. During the summer we have already collected around 8000 fur free pledges, which shows the strong opinion in the question.

Our next tour stops

Next month we will, among other stops, visit the Way out West festival, Euro Pride Stockholm, Euro Pride Gothenburg, Let’s make love great again festival and Statement festival. We will continue to work hard and raise awareness for the minks in Sweden.

Do you want to help us become a stronger voice for the animals? Donating to the summer tour means we can visit more places and talk to more people.

Together, we make a difference for the animals.

Djurens Rätt summer tour 2018 will raise the question about fur farming and create a strong public opinion that aims to reach and influence the Swedish government.

In recent years many countries in Europe have banned fur farming. These decisions have either been due to concerns on animal welfare and ethics or are caused by adopting stricter regulations that cause fur farms to close down. In Sweden, Djurens Rätt has been working against fur farming for many years. Our hard work has led to changes - the keeping of foxes was discontinued in 2001 and chinchilla farming was also discontinued in 2014. But Sweden has still not reached as far as other countries, there are still mink farms in Sweden and around 1 million minks are killed each year for their fur only. 

It is high time for Sweden to join the European countries that have banned fur farming. Our goal is to be part of a ban on mink farming and finally reach the end of this important issue.

To succeed with our big plans we have prepared and invested in our campaign against fur farming, called Pälslöftet (Fur Free Pledge). People who visit us on the summer tour will be able to take a Fur Free Pledge. We have also printed new materials that will be handed over and inform thousands of people throughout Sweden. We will visit around 80 events this summer and along with us we have about 100 volunteers. The summer tour is a huge non-profit project that engages many people who work for animal rights in their free time.

The second weekend in May we are arranging a volunteer training event called “The summer tour kick off”. The people joining our kick off are there to learn more about outreach work and will be animal rights and summer tour experts after the weekend is over. They are an important part of the project - together with them we will work hard this summer to reach changes for the minks in Sweden.

Do you also want to see an end to fur farming? Do you want to support our work? Please make a difference along with us and donate money for our Summer Tour. Thank you!