PLEASE READ & ACT IMMEDIATELLY-CROSSPOST ALSO-WE MUST PUT PRESSURE TO MR KYPRIANOU SO WE CAN ACHEIVE THE TOTAL BAN OF DOG & CAT FUR TRADE FROM CHINA IN EUROPE :I COUNT ON YOU ALL , DON'T LET ME DOWN!!!!!!!
The European Parliament is finally inclined to ban cat/dog fur imports into Europe. However, if the law is passed as is, the loophole (see below) will simply defeat its purpose. This loophole is similar to the $150 loophole we have in the US where cat/dog fur importation is illegal, but imports under $150 do not have to be labeled as fur--Cat/dog fur is part of the so called "budget" fur so most of them cost less than that! The loophole in Europe will allow for fur from dogs or cats raised for food in China. According to the email below, many European countries have already rejected this loophole--which is a good sign. Nevertheless, we need to keep the pressure ever so politely so this loophole is rejected by 100% of the European countries. Scroll down for more information. Below is a letter sample for you to edit, or send as is, to the head of the European Parliament whom, I was told by reliable source is the key person to write to. The Anti-Fur Society group will be sending a letter representing about 1000 people who signed the petition. If you wish to be on that list, please send your name, country/city and email to: antifurdemo@msn.com If Europe passes this ban without the loophole, chances are we'll be seeing the end of the dog/cat fur farms in China. Remember this: NO EUROPEAN MARKET = NO CAT/DOG FUR FARMS IN CHINA! IN THE NAME OF MILLIONS OF DOGS & CATS IN CHINA PLEASE ACT & SEND THE SAMPLE LETTER: Letter to Commissioner Markos Kyprianou Mr. Kyprianou's FAX 003222981499 email: cab-kyprianou@ec.europa.eu
Commissioner Markos Kyprianou, Commissioner for Consumer Affairs, The European Commission, Rue de la Loi, B-1049 Bruxelles, BELGIUM
Dear Mr. Kyprianou,
As you are aware, over two million cats and dogs are raised under deplorable conditions in Asia, particularly China, and then strangled, stabbed to death or skinned alive for their pelts. These skins and furs are used in products sold throughout Europe. As a human being I find this unacceptable. While the US, Australia and five EU nations: Italy, Denmark, France, Greece and Belgium have banned this fur trade, the EU as a whole has rejected requests from virtually every country in the world, to ban the import, export, sale and production of this merchandize. Without a complete ban this horrific trade will continue to taint Europe now and for years to come. The Matrix Chambers, a prominent UK law firm has issued a ruling that an EU ban on cat and dog fur would be justified under the EC treaty and it would not cause a WTO trade issue. Not only is the cruelty intolerable but I feel strongly that these products with fraudulent labels are harmful because of chemicals used in fur production. It is also painfully wrong to submit non-humans to the type of cruelty found in Chinese fur farms.
This letter is to respectfully ask that as a new leader in the EU Commission, you ban cat and dog fur trade immediately, and completely. The loophole in the law currently under discussion if passed as is, will simply defeat the purpose of a law which is being created to ban dog and cat fur trade in Europe. "Article 4 Implementing powers The following may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 5(2):
1. provisions on the use of analytical methods to identify the species of origin of fur;
2. provisions which derogate from the prohibitions provided for in Article 1 for such fur or products containing such fur
- which is labelled as originating from cats or dogs that have not been bred or killed for fur production or
- which are personal or household effects being introduced into the Community, or exported there from." Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Name Country In the name of millions of dogs and cats in China, I thank you!
Daphne
US CITIZENS PLEASE WRITE LONDON, ENGLAND
From Vida R.
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article2204109.ece
Informant: binstock
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Anti-Whaling Ships Say They Have Been Made Pirates
An anti-whaling group searching Antarctic waters for a Japanese whaling fleet with the aim of disrupting its operations said both its vessels will soon be "pirate ships" following a decision by Britain to deregister one of its vessels.
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/020207EC.shtml
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=whales
31.01.07
Einer vom Bundesamt für Naturschutz veröffentlichten Statistik zufolge wurden im Jahr 2005 350 Javaneraffen für die biomedizinische Forschung nach Deutschland importiert. Von den Tieren waren offenbar 50 Wildfänge und 300 direkte Nachkommen von wild gefangenen Elterntieren. Nach Angaben des Deutschen Tierschutzbundes schreibt das deutsche Tierschutzgesetz jedoch vor, dass nur zweckgezüchtete Tiere in Versuchen eingesetzt werden dürften. In Deutschland würden jährlich rund 2000 Primaten zu wissenschaftlichen Zwecken "verbraucht", kritisiert der Tierschutzverband. Deutschland nehme "damit einen traurigen Spitzenplatz innerhalb der EU ein".
Die ganze Nachricht im Internet:
http://www.ngo-online.de/ganze_nachricht.php?Nr=15230
Forschungspreis für Alternative zu Tierversuchen
Der Bundesverband Menschen für Tierrechte freut sich über die erstmalige Vergabe des mit 20.000 Euro dotierten rheinland- pfälzischen Forschungspreises für Alternativen zu Tierversuchen an den Arzt Dr. Harald Langer vom Universitätsklinikum Tübingen. Der Forscher entwickelte ein so genanntes Flusskammermodell. Mit Hilfe menschlicher Gefäßwandzellen können damit die Auswirkungen des Blutflusses auf die Zellen der Gefäßwände untersucht werden. Das Flusskammermodell könne bereits jetzt schmerzhafte Tierversuche in der Atheroskleroseforschung und bei der Entwicklung von Medikamenten ersetzen, so Kurt Simons von der Organisation. Jetzt müsse das Modell aber noch behördlich anerkannt werden.
http://www.ngo-online.de/ganze_nachricht.php?H=N&Nr=16704
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Tierversuche
Every winter, the Japanese whaling fleet heads to the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica on a mission to kill a thousand whales. Ever since the International Whaling Commission banned commercial whaling in 1986, Japan has used a curious rationale for its whaling. It does not kill a thousand whales for commercial purposes. It kills them for scientific research.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/012807B.shtml
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=whales
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Kelpie+Wilson
