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Cats âfarmed for skins in EUâ
You realize, of course, that this means war!BBC News has seen evidence which suggests that cats are being farmed for their skins in the European Union. It is thought that tens of thousands, possibly hundreds of thousands of cat and dog skins are traded in Europe each year. Europe, it seems, is a magnet for cat and dog fur. Cat blankets, so the aficionados say, are good for rheumatism and dog pelts are, according to campaigners, often labelled misleadingly and sold as the fur of some exotic, even mythical beast. Since the US has banned the trade of cat and dog skins, the European market has expanded. A video seen by BBC News shows one Belgian furrier displaying a blanket he says was made from cats farmed in Belgium. What's more, he says that stray cats and dogs are rounded up and skinned. That would seem to contradict the assertion from the officials who help run the EU at the European Commission that there is no cat or dog farming inside the union. PETA, Greenpeace, hello? Where's your protest now? Posted by: Steve 2003-05-08 |
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