Victory in Europe: EU Makes Good Start to 2009 With Ban on the Import, Export and Trade of Cat and Dog Fur !

December 31, 2008

Get an in-depth report on the cruel dog and cat fur trade, and how you can help stop it. [pdf]

 

Today, Humane Society International/ UK and The Humane Society of the United States welcome a European Union ban on the import, export and trade of cat and dog fur that will become effective on Jan. 1.

The ban, spurred by international outrage about images of dogs and cats being callously killed for their fur, was passed by a unanimous vote of the European Parliament on June 19, 2007.


WARNING: contains graphic footage

“Every year, the fur of millions of cats and dogs in China and other parts of Asia is made into garments and exported for sale in other countries,” said Mark Glover, director of Humane Society International in the United Kingdom. “The ban will ensure that EU citizens are not unknowingly contributing to this gruesome and cruel practice.”

In the late 1990s, Humane Society International and The HSUS conducted an 18-month investigation into China’s fur industry. Evidence was obtained that the fur of dogs and cats were used to make garments that were exported to foreign markets. Investigators captured unsettling images that included a German shepherd dog being skinned alive in public view and cats being slowly strangled to death in front of their terrified cagemates.

HSI/HSUS investigators found garments made with dog or cat fur on sale in Australia, Europe and the United States; these were often falsely labeled (as other animals or even as “fake fur”) likely because consumers would refuse to purchase the fur of companion animals.

The import, export and sale of dog and cat fur was banned in the United States in 2000 as a result of the undercover HSI/HSUS investigations, and Australia followed with its own ban shortly thereafter.

In China, a country which has no animal welfare laws, dogs, cats, raccoon dogs and other animals are openly and legally slaughtered often in cruel ways. China is the largest exporter of fur in the world. By closing foreign markets for dog and cat fur, Chinese fur businesses will have fewer places to market their products.

 

Get an in-depth report on the cruel dog and cat fur trade, and how you can help stop it. [pdf]

CHINA: Terrible Suffering Inflicted On LIVE Cats – Please Read On and Take Action !

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CRATED CATS WAITING FOR DEATH – PLEASE READ ON:

 

Source:  http://www.antifursociety.org/

 

THE CHINESE NEW YEAR WILL BRING UNIMAGINABLE SUFFERING TO CHINESE CATS AS THEY ARE BEING SKINNED & BOILED WHILE STILL ALIVE IN SOUTH OF CHINA. CAT OWNERS ARE TERRORIZED BY CAT NABBERS.

 

PLEASE TAKE ACTION!

 

Cats are skinned and boiled while still alive in Guandong, a south of China province. For full story, please read this latest news, and  take action for the defenseless which are suffering unspeakable pain and agony.  For more info, and updates, check this link:   http://www.antifursociety.org/ActionAlert.html

Please write to the Guandong authorities (cc to the Chinese Embassy) asking them to stop this horrific practice.

 

Your message will be more effective if you fax it or send it by snail mail in addition to emailing it. Regardless, please send them a message of disapproval.  NOTE: Since this information may bring emotions to a high level, it is very important to keep it to polite messages or efforts to help those most unfortunate beings maybe in vain.  Feel free to use the letter below, edit it or write your own.  The important thing is to make it sincere and polite on behalf of the defenseless.

 

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OPEN LETTER TO THE AUTHORITIES OF THE GUANDONG PROVINCE IN CHINA
(with copy to a Chinese Embassy nearest you)

PLEASE COPY THE FOLLOWING AND MAIL/ FAX TO THE E Mail ADDRESS / FAX Number GIVEN BELOW

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Guangdong Foreign Affairs Office

Tel: (8620) 81218888   

Fax: (8620) 81218569    

Email: webmaster@gdfao.gov.cn

 

 

Dear Sir or Madam,

 

Newspapers worldwide are reporting about the extreme torture of cats that are skinned and then boiled alive by butchers in Guandong. Thousands of cats are sold to the Guangdong restaurants, and most of these cats come from other provinces where cat nabbers have become infamous all over China, terrorizing cat owners who fear that their cats may be stolen to be sent to Guandong restaurants.  The shocking side of this story that’s making human beings all over the world shiver with indignation is that cats are skinned and dismembered alive, and still alive when thrown into boiling water to finally finish a most hellish suffering with their last breath. 

 

It is with profound distress that I am writing to you regarding this most Inhumane treatment of cats and ask you wholeheartedly that you put a stop to it immediately.  The West is horrified by so much vileness, and this will certainly not be a postcard that China would want for the world to see.  It is because of these practices of a minority that the important and rich Chinese culture and history have become so stained and repudiated by most countries which have adhered to humane laws to protect the most defenseless members of our planet:  the animals.  It will not be difficult for China to adjust to this new era since most Chinese people abhor these extreme cruelties. The minority in your society who delight themselves on this type of cruel bloodshed are a few and they will only destroy China’s respectability around the world.  Surely, not all Cantonese are proud of the smell of blood tainting their culture and history.

 

Quoting General Secretary Hu Jintao on December 18, 2008 commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the reform:  “the spiritual poverty is not socialism,” can be translated also for non-humans as these practices are certainly a great poverty of spirit and one that will bring shame to the Chinese civilization.  It is now a good oportunity to follow on his Excellency Hu Jintao’s footsteps to a rich and spiritual socialism.

 

Respected Guangdong Provincial party committee, the provincial government, Guangzhou Municipal party committee, the municipal government leads:  These acts have driven people around the world beyond their limits of forbearance. There is nothing that should justify such horror, let alone something as selfish as the culture of food based on the suffering of the innocent and the defenseless.

 

I appeal to your conscience and the compassion that you surely have in your hearts, to put an end to so much suffering inflicted upon the most defenseless members of your society:  the animals.   Please make it illegal for butchers to inflict so much pain and agony on the voiceless and defenseless animals.  Please investigate these atrocities, and  forbid any food and beverage that is based on cruelty, and capture and destroy the suppliers and sales of live animal companions for food, immediately.   Modern laws and regulations must be instituted immediately to avoid this type of traffic and the extreme suffering involved with it.    No nation should have to be embarrassed of their own country because of a minority that can only bring shame and disgrace upon itself.  It would be to the great advantage of China to put an end to this horrific treatment of animals to show the world that it is also compassionate and civilized, and has the ability to be an effective part of the third Millennium.

 

Sincerely,

 

Full name

Website and group name if any

Country, city

 

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Happy 2009 To You All From Our Friends at ARKA

With Thanks to Branka and Pavel at ARKA;

AWI Quarterly / ARKA – Hope for Tomorrow = http://www.awionline.org/pubs/Quarterly/08-57-2/08_57_2p47.htm

ARKA News = http://www.arka.org.ba/en_index.html

PLEASE SEND A DONATION TO ARKA TODAY, Thank you.

ARKA Donations =  http://www.arka.org.ba/donator_en.htm

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The ARKA Bazil Shelter, Brcko District:

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European (EU) Citizens: Please Act Now and Contact Your MEPs Regarding Serbian Strays and Roaming Animals. MEP’s Need Your Votes in June 2009.

*** To all European Union (EU) supporters and citizens ***.

 

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Sombor, Serbia: Captured Stray Dogs Waiting to be Killed.

We need to keep pressure on all current Members of the European Parliament with regard to Serbia applying for EU candidate status in 2009.

 

We suggest that this should only even be considered by the EU Commission / Parliament, if Serbia firstly produces written evidence from the Serbian Parliament that it WILL BE introducing a National, Humane, No Kill strategy for ALL Stray and Roaming (Owned) Animals throughout Serbia.

 

Please write to your national European MEPs using the country breakdowns given in the links below.

 

Find your EU country, copy the mail addresses for all your national MEPs, and then write to them about the situation in Serbia.  Ask that without a Serbian Government approved proper and documented national stray animal management programme, Serbia should not be allowed to gain accession (membership) of the EU.

 

EU MEP elections are to be held in June 2009; and so ask your MEPs to act for Serbian strays if they want you to vote for them at the elections !

 

Please see the following links for national indexes and further information:

 

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/12/27/serbia-eu-membership-member-of-the-european-parliament-listings-part-1-please-write-now/

 

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/12/27/serbia-eu-membership-member-of-the-european-parliament-listings-part-2-please-write-now/

 

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/12/27/serbia-eu-membership-member-of-the-european-parliament-listings-part-3-please-write-now/

 

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/12/27/serbia-eu-membership-member-of-the-european-parliament-listings-part-4-final-part-please-write-now/

 

This information will be repeated on SAV at regular intervals as a reminder to all;

Thank You.

 

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Stray and Roaming Dogs Which have Been Captured by Shinters – Next Stop; the Local Pound and then Death

GO ‘NO KILL’

 

Serbia: Doggie Winter Coats Appeal and Latest News in from Jelena – 29/12/08:

This is an appeal to ask please if supporters can help Jelena to buy new Winter coats for the dogs at the shelter.  Please see photographs below.

If you can give something towards the purchasing of new coats for the dogs, as modelled below, then please see the information about donating which can be found at the bottom of the following link:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/please-give-support-to-jelenas-shelter-now-thank-you/

Thank You – SAV

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Latest news in from Jelena – 29/12/08:

This is Iris who we took from the pound yesterday. she is wearing a
coat donated by Linda Payne.

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Can a new home be found for her in Austria?

 

She is very nice and not too old… she is much smaller than Doga Argentino that we had and who was stolen from us in April.

 

I hoped it was our Grof when we heard about doga in the pound, but
never mind.  We rescued Iris.

 

Coats for both Ben and Dona (see below) were donated by Linda Payne.

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For Jelena’s shelter information, please access the following SAV links:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/12/14/serbia-shelter-pictures-and-news-from-jelena-and-slavica/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/11/20/serbia-good-news-from-jelenas-shelter-and-help-needed-donations-for-an-injured-kitten/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/please-give-support-to-jelenas-shelter-now-thank-you/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/a-happy-tail-mini-now-adopted-and-living-in-austria/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/serbia-jelanas-shelter-can-you-help-find-homes-for-these-little-dogs/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/very-urgent-appeal-from-jelenas-shelter-serbia/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/a-message-from-jelena-about-her-shelter-and-overseas-re-homing-of-serbian-dogs/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/06/19/koko-arrives-in-canada-pictures-with-her-foster-mum-janet-at-toronto-airport/

and then please GIVE A DONATION TO BUY A DOG A NEW WINTER COAT !!

Information about donating can be found at the bottom of the following link:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/please-give-support-to-jelenas-shelter-now-thank-you/

Thank You 

Please circulate to all contacts. 

 

 

India (Delhi): Reward Offered for Finding of Tommy

ANOTHER LOST DOG IN DELHI with an award for anyone who finds him. Please spread the word around. HE was seen today in the same area.
 
 

Message from :

 

Rishi dev,

Citizens For Animal Rights (CFAR), Delhi

09868881566

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Canada: Now They Claim That Fur Production is Green, – We say Fur Production is Red; BLOOD RED !

The Fur Council of  Canada are now advertising the industry on MYSPACE:

http://www.furcouncil.com/Ecological.aspx

claiming that they are a ‘Green’ industry.

We say they are a Red industry, blood red from the skins of millions of abused animals.
 
CHECK HERE TO SEE JUST HOW GREEN the ‘Green’ fur industry really is!
Contact them direct by e mail at:
See the result of the fur industry abuse of beautiful animals at:
Please also check out Uk anti fur organisation ‘Respect for Animals’, at:
Canada is a beautiful country – it is just the blood red of the ice that ruins it; and always will.