Dog and Cat fur: ITD Update 20/11/06

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Hi all,

 

here some further news and explanation as to what happens next (hopefully) with

the cat and dog fur situation and the EU..

I Hope it is o.k. to post this here.

 

Diana

 

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20th November 2006

EU Commission Proposes Dog & Cat Fur Ban

 

Dear Friends

 

We are pleased to be able to report that the EU Commission today confirmed its

proposal to ban dog and cat fur. The full statement can be seen at

http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/1586 & format=HT\

ML & aged=0 & language=EN & guiLanguage=en

(Copy and paste the whole link)

 

There may be some confusion however over what happens next so we thought it

better to clarify the situation for all those unfamiliar with the EU's somewhat

pedantic system.

 

The proposal from the Commission does not become law until it is approved by

both the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament. The fact that the

Parliament put this to the Commission back in 2003 doesn't count. Both the

Council and the Parliament must agree and approve the precise wording. When this

has finally been achieved, it becomes a directive to the member states who then

have to pass laws at individual state level to comply with it. Enforcement is

then the responsibility of each member state.

 

As should now be obvious, these furs won't disappear from our High Street stores

overnight, although we are hopeful that the legislation we have all been waiting

for won't be too much longer in coming.

 

Meanwhile, please remember that all fur is the product of suffering, whatever

the animal it comes from.

 

With Christmas approaching, many people will be tempted to buy " faux " fur items

as gifts. Be suspicious of even this fake fur, especially if it's an imported

item. Don't forget that it's cheaper to skin a dog or cat than it is to

manufacture artificial fur. Without expensive testing it's difficult to know if

it is real or fake. The only good " rule of thumb " we have found is the burn

test. All animal and human hairs smell pretty much the same when burnt. Just

make sure you pull a hair or two off the item before testing, particularly if

the seller is watching........

 

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