The Italian senate has passed an amendment to the government's 2022 budget bill that is to phase out fur farming in Italy next year, banning the breeding and killing of animals purely for their fur. This will lead to the closure of the last five mink farms in Italy - located in Lombardia, Emilia-Romagna and Abruzzo - which between them contain about 7,000 caged animals. The farmers will be compensated with about $3.4 million to switch to more compassionate enterprises.