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| Cats ’farmed for skins in EU’ |
| 2003-05-08 |
| 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 |
| #15 This goes a long way toward explaining why Olde Europe seems to be so full of rats these days. |
| Posted by: tbn 2003-05-08 23:35:19 |
| #14 Ouch... that must hurt. Sorry to hear you're feline badly, Tadderly. Get well soon! |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2003-05-08 14:19:13 |
| #13 *groan* My appundix ... it exploded ... |
| Posted by: Tadderly 2003-05-08 13:59:57 |
| #12 Hmmm. Everyone knows the Koreans like nothing better than a juicy mouthful of hot dog. Now the Belgians turn out to be flaying our favourite pets and selling the pelts to like-minded friends in western Europe. Perhaps the AoW needs renaming. The Axis of Puppy-Slayers, Axis of Kitty-Killers, Axis of Faux-Ermines? Or perhaps this is more than mere coincidence. Perhaps our leaders are under some sinister influence intent on dividing the world into those who value/cherish/obey their pets, and those who would eat or wear them. Spotty, barney and India have the President's ear, I tells ya! Forget the Jews, it's the Hounds and Kitties who've got Bush wrapped round their little paws. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2003-05-08 13:19:00 |
| #11 Is this from the Onion? I can't believe this is true. But then again, they eat horses, don't they? |
| Posted by: ColoradoConservative 2003-05-08 12:13:38 |
| #10 You're absolutely right, Bulldog. On matters like this, I should paws to reflect before posting. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2003-05-08 11:17:52 |
| #9 OK, we have accounted for the fur. Good show. Now what have they done with the meat, hmmmmmm? |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-05-08 11:10:53 |
| #8 Yet another reason I loathe the Belgians. |
| Posted by: Chuck 2003-05-08 10:20:56 |
| #7 Cruella Deville, hmmm.... sounds like a French name, come to think of it. That would figure. |
| Posted by: Dripping sarcasm 2003-05-08 10:20:13 |
| #6 As evidence of the trade [British MEP Struan Stevenson] has collected...A full-length coat made out of up to 42 Alsatian puppies Cruella DeVille to the white courtesy phone, please. |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2003-05-08 09:41:07 |
| #5 (With apologies to pet-owning readers) Dave, you shouldn't give too much credence to shaggy dog stories such as these. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2003-05-08 09:38:26 |
| #4 Is Glenn Reynolds behind this too, just like with putting puppies into blenders? Bulldog: now you understand why we Yanks are distrustful of furriners, eh? |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2003-05-08 09:04:42 |
| #3 Yet more evidence that proves continued British involvement in the EU is a catastrophe. We've got to stop pussy-footing around, and get out, fur the sake of the national interest. Tony'll be having kittens over stories like this, showing how those unscrupulous weasels will fleece the innocent at any opportunity... |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2003-05-08 08:40:46 |
| #2 This is a joke, right? It's not? *sigh* |
| Posted by: Tadderly 2003-05-08 08:35:51 |
| #1 This goes a long way toward explaining why Olde Europe seems to be so full of rats these days. |
| Posted by: tbn 5/8/2003 11:35:19 PM |