Friday, August 12, 2011
What can be done to stop China from exporting mislabeled fur products?
An estimated 2 million cats and hundreds of thousands of dogs are tortured and slaughtered for their fur in China every year. Undercover video footage shows terrified animals crammed into cages so full—both dead and alive—that they are unable to move. Some of the dogs and cats shown in the footage were still wearing the collars that their former families put on them. Animals are often hung upside-down by their legs or tails, and their skin is ripped off their bodies as they writhe and struggle.China's cruel fur industry unrepentantly continues to torture and kill animals for their skins.China is one of the world's largest suppliers of animal fur. More than 95 percent of China's finished fur garments are exported for sale overseas, and many of them go to North America and Japan. Dog and cat fur is often intentionally mislabeled as "Asian jackal" or "rabbit" fur. I have heard that animal rights groups are planning to protest at the Olympics about this horrific issue. Is it true?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment