Only approved traps may be used for trapping. Traps are only approved if they cause no, or very slight injury, or, for killing traps, if they render animals unconscious almost immediately. Leg-hold traps have been banned since 1967. Traps must be inspected at least once a day, for some species twice a day. There is no commercial trapping in Sweden.
All trapping is done for animal damage control or for hobby purposes.
Switzerland has no fur farms. In the United Kingdom the Mink Keeping Order of 1997 requires a permit for every mink farm and prohibits the keeping of mink in certain parts of the country. There are no welfare requirements in the law.