Bill Bans Dog, Cat Fur Products

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Bill Bans Dog, Cat Fur Products

 

Monday November 13 7:42 PM ET

By JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press Writer

http://dailynews./h/ap/20001113/pl/dog_fur_1.html

 

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) - Selling or making products with dog

or cat fur is now a federal crime under a bill signed

into law by President Clinton (news - web sites).

 

Under the new law, selling, making or transporting

clothing, toys or other items made with the fur or

skins of dogs and cats could bring a maximum $25,000

fine or up to a year in prison.

 

" This legislation sends a strong message to importers

and retailers that sales of dog and cat fur will not

be tolerated in the United States, " said Wayne

Pacelle, senior vice president of Humane Society of

the United States.

 

Clinton signed the bill late last week. It was

introduced last year in Congress by Sen. William V.

Roth, R-Del. and Rep. Jerry Kleczka, D-Wis.

 

There is no evidence that pets are being killed in the

United States for their fur, but DNA tests on furs

have confirmed that products like gloves, fur linings

and insoles for shoes and boots made with dog or cat

hair have been sold in this country, the Humane

Society said.

 

An estimated 2 million dogs and cats are killed each

year - often in inhumane ways - primarily in China and

other Asian countries for the international fur trade.

 

Buyers of clothing often are unaware that their

purchases include dog and cat hair because they are

intentionally mislabeled with exotic " fantasy names " -

such as Asian jackal, sobaki, wildcat, goyangi and

katzenfelle - to make them more attractive to American

consumers, said Richard Swain Jr., the society's vice

president for investigative services.

 

Humane Society investigators also discovered that dog

and cat fur sometimes is dyed and processed to

resemble fur from other animals.

 

The law would require that all fur or fur-lined

products be labeled accurately, regardless of their cost.

 

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The bill number is H.R. 4868.

 

On the Net:

 

Humane Society of the United States: http://www.hsus.org

 

For bill text: http://thomas.loc.gov

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