Fw: (CN) England to Ban Domestic Animal Fur Imports

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England to Ban Domestic Animal Fur Imports

by Elizabeth Mavro

A British government spokesperson recently announced that the importation of

domestic animal pelts from China will soon be outlawed.

" The Government agrees that the import, export and trade in domestic cat and

dog fur is abhorrent, " said Foreign Office Minister Baroness Symons of

Vernham Dean, who also said that the ban would be very similar to the one

imposed by the United States in 1998.

" The law will have to be changed to bring about a ban, which could be on the

statute book by September 2002, " stated another Foreign Office official.

" Measures that could be taken to enforce it could include DNA checks on fur

on sale by trading standards inspectors. "

Recent deoxyribonucleic acid testing conducted by The Humane Society of the

United States on a fur coat collar sold in a store in London's West End

revealed that the collar contained dog fur.

The test result supported claims by The Royal Society for the Prevention of

Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) that up to two million cats and dogs are

slaughtered in China each year to provide fur products to stores in Europe.

" 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, " said an RSPCA

spokesperson.

 

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