Stop Inhumane Killing of Domestic Pet Cats & DogsFor The Fur Trade

The illegal & legal fur trade of domestic pet cats & dogs is a booming business. Millions of domestic cats & dogs are killed each year for the fur trade. Some are trapped or poisoned & killed, others are raised at fur farms in horrendous conditions.


When you buy fur it supports an industry that kills millions of domestic dogs and cats each year—both on purpose and accidentally in traps mean't for other animals.


Most cat & dog victims of the fur trade are raised and killed in China and other parts of Asia, but their fur is exported for sale worldwide.

The United States already bans the sale of dog and cat fur, but investigations have shown fur is still slipping into the country unlabeled and falsely labeled clothing items or trim
.

In the United States, traps set for wild animals like foxes and bobcats maim or kill countless dogs and cats each year.

In addition, the practices & conditions at these plants are cruel & inhumane.  Cats & Dogs are caught in traps or by poisoning. They are kept in cruel, cramped, unclean conditions & are often skinned alive & cast  out still alive. China is long known for it's inhumane & torturous treatment of animals & they account for 50% of the fur trade..

Hanging by the neck from a wire noose, water is poured down their throat through a hose until they drown. Many are skinned while still alive.

When the Humane Society of The United States investigated the cat and dog fur industry in China, Thailand and the Philippines, they found cats and dogs that were once someone's pets, rounded up, transported in sacks and crates for long periods with no food or water. Some are held in dingy, dark unheated buildings during the bitter winter of northern China, often without food or water. These domestic cat & dog furs are passed off as "Lippi" Cats & Wolf dogs or coyotoe the definition of which is:

"Lipi" or "Lippi" is a name that certain unsavory aspects of the fur industry illegally apply to one of two possible sources:

1. Asian Leopard cats, which are rare across their home ranges, and only growing more scarce as time goes by due to illegal hunting and trafficking for the fur and pet trades

or

2. Illegally-acquired domestic cat skins, which are mainly acquired in China, sold to countries such as Germany and Italy (where they are dyed to resemble the fur of exotic wild cats, and then processed into items such as coats, scarves, hats, etc.), and then illegally imported into the United States and touted as "An exotic Asian wildcat that is not endangered" (which is a lie in and of itsell. ALL Asian wildcats - indeed, all wildcats, large and small - ARE endangered)

However, it is virtually impossible to tell, just from looking, whether most furs have been dyed. The only way to be 100% certain is to perform DNA testing on the furs. However, since this is rarely done, most unscrupulous furriers can get away with either poaching, or encouraging the slaughter of domestic pets for "Fashion". From -

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/8873

The President of the United States, Barrack Obama signed a bill for truth in fur labeling but still domestic animals are passed off as other types of fur & even as fake fur. This needs to stop!


It takes a minimum of 25 Cats to make one short coat.


This is a disgrace & should not be allowed! Please help us put an end to these barbaric practices!
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