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We Want Truth in Fur Labeling!
Target: House of RepresentativesSponsored by: Care2
The Fur Products Labeling Act requires that any garment made of fur list the type of animals used and the country in which the animals were killed.
However, a loophole in the law exempts garments made with up to $150 worth of fur from being labeled.
This is bad news for consumers because without proper labeling, they don't know whether a product contains real fur or faux fur particularly when today's processing techniques can make it nearly impossible for a person to tell the difference.
And its not just scrapsanimals are killed specifically for fur trim, which is commonly exempt under the loophole. Whats more, with rabbit pelts valued at as little as $5, an unlabeled garment can easily contain fur from multiple animals.
U.S. Representatives Mike Ferguson (R-NJ) and Jim Moran (D-VA) have introduced H.R. 4904, The Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2006, which would close this loophole. This bill would also be an added layer of protection against any illegal dog and cat fur coming into the country as trim on unlabeled garments.
Help give consumers the right to make informed choices about whether or not to wear fur. Join the Humane Society of the United States in urging your representatives to co-sponsor the Truth in Fur Labeling Act!
This is bad news for consumers because without proper labeling, they don't know whether a product contains real fur or faux fur particularly when today's processing techniques can make it nearly impossible for a person to tell the difference.
And its not just scrapsanimals are killed specifically for fur trim, which is commonly exempt under the loophole. Whats more, with rabbit pelts valued at as little as $5, an unlabeled garment can easily contain fur from multiple animals.
U.S. Representatives Mike Ferguson (R-NJ) and Jim Moran (D-VA) have introduced H.R. 4904, The Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2006, which would close this loophole. This bill would also be an added layer of protection against any illegal dog and cat fur coming into the country as trim on unlabeled garments.
Help give consumers the right to make informed choices about whether or not to wear fur. Join the Humane Society of the United States in urging your representatives to co-sponsor the Truth in Fur Labeling Act!
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# 100:
2:25 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Joy Sommerer, Arizona
# 99:
2:25 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Name not displayed, California
I am for this.
I am for this.
# 98:
2:25 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Melissa Mitchell, New York
# 97:
2:25 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Jaime Boswell, Maryland
# 96:
2:25 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Jessica Chasnoff, Washington
Just as we have nutrition labels listing the ingredients in our food in order to be more conscious about what we're putting in our bodies, it is now necessary to list the "ingredients" in our clothing so we are able to be more conscious of what we're putting ON our bodies.
Just as we have nutrition labels listing the ingredients in our food in order to be more conscious about what we're putting in our bodies, it is now necessary to list the "ingredients" in our clothing so we are able to be more conscious of what we're putting ON our bodies.
# 95:
2:25 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Margaret Muniz, Rhode Island
# 94:
2:24 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Diane M. Peluso, Maryland
Some people are compassionate and don't want to wear anything that animals were killed for.
Some people are compassionate and don't want to wear anything that animals were killed for.
# 93:
2:24 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Jane Le, Virginia
# 92:
2:24 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Mary Morley, New York
# 91:
2:23 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Dan Brook, California
Eco-Eating at www.brook.com/veg
Eco-Eating at www.brook.com/veg
# 90:
2:23 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Scott Pope, North Carolina
# 89:
2:23 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Dusty Powell, Colorado
All products that coantin animal fur should be labeled properly no matter the cost so that those of us that don't agree with using animals' furs will know not to buy them.
All products that coantin animal fur should be labeled properly no matter the cost so that those of us that don't agree with using animals' furs will know not to buy them.
# 88:
2:22 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Bobby Hodges, Kentucky
# 87:
2:22 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Lisa Malone, New York
# 86:
2:21 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Jennifer DiMeo, New York
# 85:
2:21 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Jen Foster, Nebraska
# 84:
2:20 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Deborah Ellison, Texas
I am so sick of loopholes-People don't have time to research every moment and aspect of their lives because we are all so busy working our cans off earning sub-standard wages and trying to scramble to afford the benifits our jobs used to supply like health care. I hear senators and congressmen on t.v. say they sign stuff the don't even read and during this presidency, it seems as though you all have been on vacation every two weeks. You get paid lovely salaries to do work that the regular citizen doesn't have time to do. It is IMPORTANT work-I wish you all would use the brains the good lord gave you, have some integrity, and earn the salaries you receive. In this particular case, the truth in fur labeling act has a loophole so a garment doesn't have to lable there is real fur on a garment unless there is 150.00 worth of fur on it. O.K.-really? just make the clothing industry be honest-there are plenty of people who don't care what they are wearing. Nobody is going to the poor house because a few people like me want to have a choice not to wear something that has had a torturous life and an unthinkably brutal death.
I am so sick of loopholes-People don't have time to research every moment and aspect of their lives because we are all so busy working our cans off earning sub-standard wages and trying to scramble to afford the benifits our jobs used to supply like health care. I hear senators and congressmen on t.v. say they sign stuff the don't even read and during this presidency, it seems as though you all have been on vacation every two weeks. You get paid lovely salaries to do work that the regular citizen doesn't have time to do. It is IMPORTANT work-I wish you all would use the brains the good lord gave you, have some integrity, and earn the salaries you receive. In this particular case, the truth in fur labeling act has a loophole so a garment doesn't have to lable there is real fur on a garment unless there is 150.00 worth of fur on it. O.K.-really? just make the clothing industry be honest-there are plenty of people who don't care what they are wearing. Nobody is going to the poor house because a few people like me want to have a choice not to wear something that has had a torturous life and an unthinkably brutal death.
# 83:
2:20 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Renee Kosa, New York
# 82:
2:20 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Name not displayed, Utah
# 81:
2:20 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Sara Howard, Florida
Did you know that China is using cats and dogs bred in tortured and in horrible conditions to make "fur" toys? I just saw these fur animals in a local store. Ugh!
Did you know that China is using cats and dogs bred in tortured and in horrible conditions to make "fur" toys? I just saw these fur animals in a local store. Ugh!
# 80:
2:19 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Joseph Cox, California
Besides fur being completely uneccesary and useless in the 21st Century, it is itself inhumane and all consumers deserve the right to know what it is they're purchasing.
Besides fur being completely uneccesary and useless in the 21st Century, it is itself inhumane and all consumers deserve the right to know what it is they're purchasing.
# 79:
2:19 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Jay Brannon, Texas
# 78:
2:18 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Michael Tempesta, California
# 77:
2:18 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Catherine J. Foley, New York
# 76:
2:17 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Peggy Singh, California
# 75:
2:16 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Tracy Schroeder, Ohio
# 74:
2:16 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Vicki Seglin, Illinois
# 73:
2:16 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Debra Bevelaqua, California
It is sick and cruel to kill animals for fashion. It should be banned and illegal to utilize fur for anything.
It is sick and cruel to kill animals for fashion. It should be banned and illegal to utilize fur for anything.
# 72:
2:15 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Michelle Schlake, North Dakota
I feel it is wrong and misleading to not truthfully label products that contain fur and or any other type of animal hyde. Many people including myself try very hard to not wear clothing that animals were senselessly killed to produced, so when I go to purchase clothing and I purchase something and believe that it does not have any contents of animal fur or hyde I want to ensure that is truth and not an omission.
I feel it is wrong and misleading to not truthfully label products that contain fur and or any other type of animal hyde. Many people including myself try very hard to not wear clothing that animals were senselessly killed to produced, so when I go to purchase clothing and I purchase something and believe that it does not have any contents of animal fur or hyde I want to ensure that is truth and not an omission.
# 71:
2:15 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Darcy Flynn, New York
# 70:
2:14 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Greta Guarton, New York
# 69:
2:13 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Julie Bond, Ohio
# 68:
2:13 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Carl Prellwitz, New York
# 67:
2:13 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Linda Wise, Texas
Vote for this please. It is the right thing to do. I DO NOT want to unknowingly be wearing some little creature murdered for profit. Label. Label. Label. Please.
Vote for this please. It is the right thing to do. I DO NOT want to unknowingly be wearing some little creature murdered for profit. Label. Label. Label. Please.
# 66:
2:13 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Name not displayed, North Carolina
# 65:
2:13 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Beth Morgan, Ohio
Is it really worth senseless killing just to make a fashion statement?? This country is so selfish.
Is it really worth senseless killing just to make a fashion statement?? This country is so selfish.
# 64:
2:12 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Jereme Barnes, Illinois
# 63:
2:11 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Lisa Beaman, Washington
# 62:
2:11 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Jeffrey Johnson, New York
It's only fair to inform the client what is actually being purchased.
It's only fair to inform the client what is actually being purchased.
# 61:
2:11 pm PDT, Aug 31,
AIMEE B, Ohio
# 60:
2:11 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Margie Karow, Arizona
# 59:
2:10 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Lori Ann Terjesen, New Jersey
# 58:
2:10 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Susan Broberg, California
# 57:
2:10 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Eileen Lankow, Wisconsin
# 56:
2:10 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Sara Hall, Pennsylvania
Animal fur belongs on ANIMALS. Killing them to wear their covering is cruel, inhumane, and wrong. You don't see them sporting human skin coats do you?
Animal fur belongs on ANIMALS. Killing them to wear their covering is cruel, inhumane, and wrong. You don't see them sporting human skin coats do you?
# 55:
2:09 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Victoria Vosburgh, New York
# 54:
2:09 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Sue Casad, California
We need to be the voices for animals and we should know what ALL is included in the cothing we purchase and wear. Thank you, Sue
We need to be the voices for animals and we should know what ALL is included in the cothing we purchase and wear. Thank you, Sue
# 53:
2:08 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Michelle M, New Jersey
# 52:
2:08 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Sonya Miller, California
# 51:
2:08 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Paul Nahay, Maryland