AR-News: Tests Reveal Dog, Cat Fur Products Are Toxic

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

by Patricia Collier

Posted on November 12, 2003 



Though condemned by numerous animal rights groups, dog and cat fur is still 
widely sought and traded throughout the world. Intensive fur farms, in which 
dogs and cats are bred, raised and slaughtered in horrific conditions, still 
operate in a number of countries; and efforts to ban the trade have so far proven 
largely unsuccessful. 
But scientists are now saying products made from the furs may not be safe for 
humans - and the technical angle may do more to stop the fur trading than law 
enforcement agencies have been able to accomplish so far. 
About 12 dogs or 24 cats are killed to make one coat, even more if puppies or 
kittens are used. Dog and cat fur is used for coats, jackets, hats, gloves, 
shoes, blankets, stuffed animals, even children's toys. Activists say protests 
about the cruelty of the trade haven't helped to abate the activity. 

full story:
http://www.anc.org/pets/pets_article.cfm?identifier=2003_1112_fur




You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who can 
do nothing for them, or to them."  (Malcolm Forbes, 1919-1990)
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