China%u2019s Shocking Dog and Cat Fur Trade
- by: natalie faber
- recipient: Mr Zha Peixin, Embassy of the People%u2019s Republic of China
%u201CMan%u2019s best friend%u201D killed for fur? No, it%u2019s not just a bad dream. PETA Germany recently conducted an undercover investigation into the Chinese dog and cat fur trade to show you what the industry is so desperate to hide. Even our veteran investigators were horrified at what they found: Millions of dogs and cats in China are bludgeoned, hanged, strangled with wire nooses and bled to death so that their fur can be turned into trim and trinkets. This fur is often deliberately mislabelled as fur from other species and is exported to destinations around the world, including the UK and the rest of Europe, to be sold to unsuspecting customers. The bottom line is that because dog and cat fur is so often mislabelled, if you%u2019re buying fur, there%u2019s no way to tell whose skin you%u2019re wearing.
PETA Germany went into an animal market in southern China and found visibly exhausted dogs and cats who were languishing in tiny cages. Some had been on the road for days, transported in flimsy wire-mesh cages with no food or water. Twenty cats were crowded into a single cage. Our investigators saw the results of the cross-country transport in such deplorable conditions %u2013 dead cats on top of the cages, dying cats and dogs inside the cages and animals with open wounds. Some animals were lethargic or frightened, and others were fighting with each other, driven insane from confinement and exposure to the elements.
Up to 8,000 animals are loaded onto each lorry in cages that are stacked one on top of the other. Cages containing live animals are commonly tossed from the tops of the lorries onto the ground 10 feet below, shattering the legs of the animals inside them. Many of the animals our investigators saw were still wearing collars, a sign that they were beloved companions who were stolen to be made into fur coats.
We the under signed do not approve of this disgusting occurance. So please take into considerartion are views and help us wipe out the cat and dog fur trade in China.
Thankyou for your time.
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