Its unfornate that these things happen to such little and big creatures alike out there, you can be sure that I won't buy any items the consist of real fur, its pure fine plastic strands for me. Some people are sick and careless out there.
~Andrea
Charlotte Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Charlotte Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
But many do die Andrea. Even if you don;t consider cat and dog fur, look at
for example Chinchilla fur, that just seems crazy, to kill so many tiny
animals for a coat. I totally understand wearing fur if your lifestyle
requires it, like people native to freezing lands who use every part of the
animal in some way, but for vanity it's just senseless.
>From: "Andrea" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Effort to Ban All Dog and Cat Fur Trading
>Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 06:30:45 -0000
>
>
>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.
> >
> >
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