How ironic... "humane methods" of killing for fur "clothing."
And what are veterinarians doing killing animals for their fur???
Gives new meaning to the title "doctor."
- Charlotte.
At 11:20 AM 5/11/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Furriers fight 'anti-fur' coat tags
>
>BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Furriers in this well-heeled city are
>optimistic that voters will reject a measure that would require merchants
>to attach tags to coats and stoles explaining how the animals died. Measure
>A is the only issue on Tuesday's ballot, and many customers at Somper Furs
>are angry over the $60,000 the city is spending on the special election,
>said store manager Douglas Fine. The proposal is "one more attempt by the
>extreme animal activists to generate publicity to hurt the fur industry,"
>Fine said Monday. The credit card-sized tags on fur products costing over
>$50 would tell would-be buyers that the pelts came from animals that may
>have been electrocuted, gassed, poisoned, clubbed, stomped, drowned or
>caught in steel-jaw leg traps, or had their necks broken. Violators could
>be fined $100 per item. The ordinance would exempt fur makers who use
>humane methods, such as lethal injection administered by a licensed
>veterinarian. ###
>
>
>
