Image captionFood is a paste squirted on top of each cage at this mink fur farm in Lithuania
Fur farming was banned in England and Wales by the Fur Farming (Prohibition) Act 2000. At the time, there were 13 fur farms in England and none in Wales. Similar bans followed in other parts of the UK. The import and sale of fur skins and products is permitted.
Mink is the animal most commonly bred for its fur in Europe, where the biggest producer is Denmark. It produced 17.8 million mink skins in 2015, according to industry data from auction houses where the skins are traded.
Fur trims have become popular on garments, but the pelts are also used for other products including scarves, hats, cushions, key rings and coats.
Image captionHats made using mink fur
Fashion designers such as Stella McCartney have refused to use real fur. Others have opted to use artificial "faux" fur instead. But real fur continues to appear on catwalks across Europe.
"I agree that it is not necessary," says fur farmer Ceslovas Tallat-Kelpsa, "but in my mind it is a good product, very natural, very ecological. I think we are doing everything in the best way we can."
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