First ever undercover investigation into a Lithuanian mink farm reveals shocking abuses
The international animal rights group “Open Cages” conducted an undercover investigation into a mink farm in August of 2016. The…
International petition calls on Estonia to ban fur farms
On 17 August, the NGO animal advocacy organization Loomus started an international petition that calls on the parliament to ban…
Estonian veterinarians support wild animal circus ban
NGO animal advocacy organization Loomus welcomes the announcement by The Estonian Veterinary Association in support of banning wild animals in…
Reet Aus is the first Estonian fashion designer to join the famous fur free program
Aus Design OÜ is the first Estonian company to join the international Fur Free Retailer program, which member designers, fashion…
Animal advocates: Impact analysis on fur farming is biased
Today, on May 3, the final report of an impact analysis on Estonian fur farming, which was ordered due to…
Scientists call for fur bans in EU member states
On November 26, the Intergroup on Welfare and Conservation of Animals met to discuss fur farming in the EU. The…
Estonian animal organizations to strengthen cooperation
The project for developing the field of animal protection in Estonia and creating a cooperation network between the organizations, initiated…
An international demonstration to support a fur ban was organized in Tallinn
On June 29, organizations from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland organized an international demonstration in Tallinn to support a ban on…
VIDEO: Watch what people from ten different fields of life think of fur farms
The campaign “I’m on the animals’ side” by the Estonian animal advocacy organization Loomus continues with statements on why fur farms belong…
VIDEO: moving pictures call on people to ban animal circuses in Estonia
Moving pictures that call on people to ban animal circuses in Estonia will be screened in the Solaris cinema in…
Estonians and Finns to organize a massive demonstration against fur farming
Finnish and Estonian animal protection organizations are organizing a massive international demonstration this Thursday, May 21st, for banning fur farming…
Estonian animal organisations urge people to boycott Moscow Cat Theatre
From 31 January to 2 February, the Moscow Cat Theatre and Russian clown Yuri Kuklachev will be giving cat circus…
POLL: More than half of the Estonian population is still against raising and killing animals in fur farms
According to the recent poll, over half or 58 percent of the Estonian population is either “rather” or “definitely” against…
ADI and Loomus criticise ‘The Hundred-Year-Old Man’ film for using an abused circus elephant
Animal Defenders International (ADI) and Loomus have condemned ‘The 100-year-old man who climbed out the window and disappeared’ for…
NGO Loomus made an appeal about Karjaküla fur farm to the veterinary board
Based on the video material that was published in the Estonian National Television’s program “Pealtnägija” on November 19, animal advocacy organisation…
10 000 signatures for banning fur farms will be handed over to the Estonian parliament this Friday
Altogether, the petition for banning fur farms gathered 1180 digital signatures and close to 9000 handwritten or e-mail signatures. This…
Loomus to hold the first animal rights conference in Estonia
The first animal rights conference in Estonia will be held in Tallinn on October 31. The conference keynote speaker is a…
Press release: Petition for banning fur farms will be handed over to the Estonian parliament
The petition for banning fur farming, which reached the threshold of a thousand digital signatures on Friday, will be handed…
The Estonian Ministry of Agriculture is planning to ban wild animals in circuses
According to the Minister Ivari Padar, wild animals do not belong to the circus. “We will start with changing the animal protection…
Press release: 18 Estonian organizations jointly signed the manifesto for banning fur farms and animal circuses
The 18 NGOs that have signed the manifesto, started by the animal advocacy organization Loomus, all share the same standpoint…
MANIFESTO: Estonian NGOs support banning fur farms and animal circuses
Fur farms and animal circuses are industries maintained by people’s trivial desires for luxury and entertainment. This is a sign…