Photo: Peta/Karremann
In 2004 Australia banned the import of fur from dogs and cats. However, tests by Humane Society International in February 2011 showed that dog fur items could still be bought in Australia. And a broader investigation in May has shown that this was not just an isolated incident.
Imported dog and cat fur products are often deliberately mislabeled as ‘rabbit’, ‘fox’ or ‘raccoon dog’ in an attempt to escape import bans in Australia, the EU and US.
Most fur comes from China where there are no animal welfare laws. An estimated 2 million dogs and cats are killed for their fur in China each year, but many millions more rabbits, mink, foxes and other animals are also victims of this industry; many are even skinned alive.
Every fur product causes unnecessary cruelty and suffering — no matter which type of animal it was stolen from.
Petition:
http://www.animalsaustralia.org/take_action/get-fur-products-out-of-Australia/
“It is just like man’s vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions. Heaven is by favor; if it were by merit your dog would go in and you would stay out. Of all the creatures ever made he (man) is the most detestable. Of the entire brood, he is the only one…that possesses malice. He is the only creature that inflicts pain for sport, knowing it to be pain. The fact that man knows right from wrong proves his intellectual superiority to the other creatures; but the fact that he can do wrong proves his moral inferiority to any creature that cannot.”
Mark Twain
THE INHUMANE HUMAN NEVER EVER FAILS TO SERVE THE DEVIL. TO INFLICT PAIN ON ANY LIVING LIFE IS AS WE NO TO BE WRONG. TO CAUSE SUFFERING TO A CHILD OR ANY ANIMAL (THE INNOCENTS ) IS WRONG. TO USE THE PHYSICAL BODY PARTS OF ANIMALS FOR MONETARY GAIN IS DISPICABLE. SHAME ON YOU AUSTRALIA.