The world's third largest fur producer has banned fur farming

Animal rights activists are celebrating a huge win, as Poland's lower house has voted to ban fur farming.

The law, which is expected to pass the upper house easily, also bans the use of wild animals in circuses.

Poland is the world’s third-largest fur producer after China and Denmark, and the ban will spare the lives of more than five million animals.

The Polish fur farming industry will have to close its farms over 12 months once the legislation enters into force.

Poland joins Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Luxemburg, Norway, Slovakia, the United Kingdom, and many other countries that banned fur farming.