AR-News: (Ireland) Cats and dogs also used for fur and skins

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

THE Irish Council Against Blood Sports congratulates the Irish MEPs who 
helped make history by signing a written declaration calling for an end to the sale 
of cat and dog fur.

With 346 signatures (including 13 from Ireland), Written Declaration 17/2003 
was adopted after becoming only the sixth ever to secure sufficient support 
from members of the European parliament.

The declaration requests the European commission to draft an EU regulation to 
ban the import, export, sale and production of cat and dog furs and skins.

It is estimated that in Asia, two million cats and dogs are killed for their 
fur and skins annually; most of it ends up in Europe. The horror of this cruel 
industry was exposed last year in a TG4 documentary which featured shocking 
footage of animals being killed. 






full story:

http://www.examiner.ie/pport/web/opinion/Full_Story/did-sgTtnjOmmApTEsgadLjt5C
321I.asp



"The world is a dangerous place,
not because of those who do evil,
but because of those who look on and do nothing.",
Albert Einstein

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