A lot of people use the fur out of the animals brushes. Not all animals die in order for people to wear fur on their bodies.
~Andrea --- In [email protected], "Nonnie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ALL FUR should be banned as a fabric. At least with wool the sheep live to > grow another coat. I will NEVER, EVER wear fur even if I lived up north. I > live in Florida but will not ever condone animals being killed for their > coats. > > > > Nonnie > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Byler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 10:07 AM > To: Chihuahuas Group; Chihuahua_Lovers4Life Group; PomWorld Group > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Effort to Ban All Dog and Cat Fur Trading > > > > By Jenna Payne > Source: Associated Press > > BRUSSELS, Belgium - Paul McCartney's wife Heather and Rick Wakeman of > the rock group Yes campaigned Tuesday for a ban on cat and dog fur in > the European Union. > > "It's barbaric that this is going on," McCartney said, holding back > tears as she showed a fur coat made from 42 Alsatian puppies. > > The United States and Australia have already instituted bans on the > trade, as well as EU member nations Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece > and Italy. The campaigners want the ban to be extended to all 25 EU > nations. > > During Tuesday's campaign stop, a video was shown of emaciated dogs > and cats kept in dark, cramped rooms and cages. The video also > portrayed the slaughter of a German shepherd. Dogs are sometimes > skinned while still breathing. Cats are usually strangled. > > "I couldn't sleep for two months" after watching the video, European > Parliament member Straun Stevenson said. > > The campaigners claim some 2 million cats and dogs are killed each > year for their fur, mostly in China, and shipped to other parts of the > world under false labels or no label at all. > > Activists have been campaigning for five years to have a ban passed by > the EU head office and hoped the new EU Consumer Protection > Commissioner Markos Kyprianou will finally help pass a ban. > > Heather Mills McCartney, whose husband is known for his animal rights > activism, criticized the fashion industry for using furs. "How can > anyone think this is beautiful?" she asked. > > > > _____ > > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Small Business - Try > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=31637/*http:/smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resou rces/> > our new resources site! > > " Lets talk about man's best friend! > Join today! " > > > > > _____ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > * To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ > > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> Service. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/EA3HyD/3MnJAA/79vVAA/MJOolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> " Lets talk about man's best friend! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
