International Letters Needed Now = Please help ban Norweigan Fur Farms- new video of horrific abuse!

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Hi everybody, A grassroots organization in Norway, called Freedom for Animals (translated), has just announced its investigation of a random 100 fur farms out of about 500 in Norway. The public there - have been shocked by what they've seen = http://www.forbypels.no/ There's a lot of press there about the situation - so Kati Pulli, of Animalia in Finland, is helping Freedom for Animals mobilize international pressure to ban fur farms in Norway. Kati is the head of the international Fur Free

Alliance's Caged Fur Committee. That's why I'm asking Canadians to help out. The more fur bans there are - will help us close them down here as well. Please read the draft letter below - adapt it for your organization or yourself & preferably fax it to the Royal Norwegian Embassy (or e-mail it to them) - see contact info below. And, please let Kati know that you've sent a letter: kati.pulli Regardless of if a fur farm is in Norway or Canad or the U.S. or anywhere else - the suffering of the animals is the same. Thank you for all your help. The time to act is now. (Sample letter is below, with contact info, telephone and email).

Take care, Ainslie Willock, DirectorCanadians for Furbearing Animals____________________________Royal Norwegian EmbassyTel: 613-238-6571Fax: 613-238-2765emb.ottawa__________________ Royal Norwegian Embassy150 Metcalfe StreetSuite 1300Ottawa, ON K2P

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Dear Mr./Madam Ambassador,

I am contacting you on behalf of our organisation and its members regarding fur farming in Norway . On Monday 10, November, video footage filmed at Norwegian fur farms covering 20 per cent of the country¢s farms was published. The footage revealed several shortcomings in the treatment of animals. For example, a number of animals were suffering from serious injuries that had been left untreated. According to the people who shot the footage, violations of Norwegian animal protection laws were revealed at all farms that were filmed. The footage was shot and published by a local grass roots animal rights network Nettverk for dyrs frihet.

The animal neglect revealed by the footage shows a clear disregard for animal welfare and animal protection laws among Norwegian fur farmers. Under no circumstances are violations such as these acceptable. The grounds for fur farming have long been questionable, particularly because of the welfare problems related to the conditions of animals at fur farms. In its current form, fur farming cannot meet even the basic behavioural needs of fur animals. The footage shows that Norwegian fur farms do not comply even with the minimum requirements of animal protection laws. There are always serious animal welfare problems in fur farming. This has been understood in many countries, where fur farming in accordance with Norwegian standards has been prohibited by law. For example, in Great Britain , Croatia and Austria fur farming has been banned. Many other countries are in process of banning fur farming. In several countries fur farming legislation is considerably stricter than in Norway .

Our organisation appeals to you and hopes that Norway follows the development in many other European countries as far as fur farming and the protection of fur animals are concerned. And, we hope that you will show other countries - like my own in Canada - that fur farming is an unacceptable practice in a civilized society. We sincerely ask that the Norwegian government bans fur farming in Norway . The film footage clearly showed the violations to your Norwegian animal protection laws. Please advise on how you are going to ensure that this cruelty will be stopped in Norway. Sincerely,