Guest guest Posted December 24, 2001 Report Share Posted December 24, 2001 Britain moves to ban dog and cat fur It's reported the trade in dog and cat fur is to be banned in the UK. The move comes following a two-year campaign by the RSPCA which used 101 Dalmatians and 102 Dalmatians to promote the issue. The fur is imported from China. A Foreign Office official told The Sunday Telegraph: " This is a Government commitment to ban the importation and selling of dog and cat fur. " The law will have to be changed to bring about a ban, which could be on the statue book by September 2002. Measures that could be taken to enforce it could include DNA checks on fur on sale. " An RSPCA spokesman said: " There is no doubt that cat and dog fur is used in clothing on sale in the high street and we welcome all moves to stop this trade. " The paper reports how recently a fur coat collar from a leading store in London's West End, not named for legal reasons, was found to contain dog fur. Story filed: 10:00 Sunday 23rd December 2001 http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_480211.html?menu= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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