Graphic Pictures and Video: Raccoon Dogs Skinned Alive to Make Fake Ugg Boots
Graphic pictures and a video (below) of raccoon dogs being skinned alive in China to make cheap imitation Ugg boots recently surfaced on the web. In scenes filmed by animal rights campaigners, the raccoon dogs are beaten with sticks and are writhing as workers cut them open and skin them.
The animals are then thrown on a pile and can take up to three hours to die. The slow skinning process and begins from the feet up. The workers even stand on the animals' heads if they struggle too much.
Real Ugg boots, made from Australian sheepskin, can cost $250, but these imitation pairs are much cheaper and have flooded the market, especially in the U.K.
An investigation by the Humane Society International (HSI) found a pair of imitation Ugg boots to contain raccoon dog fur, even though they were labeled 'Australian sheepskin.' HSI director Verna Simpson said dozens of products, aside from the boots, use imported raccoon dog fur and dog fur.
Animal hair identification expert Han Brunner confirmed the boots contained raccoon dog fur: "They have been labeled Australian merino fur and that was on the inside of the boot, on the outside there were hairs from the raccoon dog."
"I think surely that should make an impact on customs especially after the cattle slaughtering in Indonesia, dog raccoons are skinned alive and the carcass is thrown on a heap when they are still alive."
Head of Ugg Australia Lena McDonald told the Herald Sun that there were up to 40 products using the word 'Ugg,' but that few were made in Australia and many used overseas materials: "As far as I can see many of these boots are not made in Australia at all, yet they have the word Australia and Ugg on them. Labeling laws in Australia are a little bit grey and we have seen companies cutting off tags saying 'made in China' and the 'Australian made' tag put on it."
While the killing of these animals is brutal (in the video below), Pamela Anderson has come out against wearing real Uggs. Ironically, she was a catalyst for the shoe becoming so popular in the U.S. -- but she condemed wearing real Uggs when she learned they were made with sheepskin.
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THIS should be on the news in each & every country (& things like it)....instead of how much weight a certain celebrity has lost, whatever the X-Factor judges are clothed in or shacked up with, or whether or not a certain person is living in poverty (down to her last million quid)
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i love animals if i had a chance i would shoot these bastards and laugh seeing them in pain wankers
Is there any way to stop this? Please Let me know what I can do. There is a reason why this was released for public viewing now it is up for us to stop their suffering.
wow. it's sad what people will do these days for a little bit of money. I hope to God that no one buys these boots. I know i'm never going to wear them. after watching this i don't see how anyone can! I think something should be done to these people, they were doing nothing but being cruel!!! If they were going to use raccoon dogs or whatever they could have at least killed the poor things before they skinned them alive. Not to mention the fact that they just threw them in a pile and watched them die slowly and painfully!! what's wrong with you people??? I hope you rot in hell or at least prison for the rest of your lives, not that the chinese government will do anything about it, they never do.
Next time you see footage of Tiananmen Square, look for birds or animals of any sort. You might see some birds in the distance, but nowhere near the actual square - no birds, no squirrels, and no critters of any sort. In China, animals are resources to be consumed or used and nothing more. I find this disgusting, but it is a western cultural bias on our part. Most people in the US see animals differently. The only way we can change things for the Chinese is to boycott those goods and services produced in ways in which we disagree.
sad what some people will do for money, I will make sure nobody in my family buys a pair of these rotten boots,god help us
I think the people who do this awful skinning of the animals should be skinned them selves then hanged by the throat til they die. How can this happen, why isnt something being done about this. If i were there seeing this take place i would do all i can to stop it while knifing the ones who are doing it. boy i am realy really mad and would really like to kill the fookers. Instead of using a knife I would use a gun to shoot each one of the killers in the head. boy would i feel better.
Guess it is time to give Ugg the boot.... For the price of a pair of Uggs you could buy a very nice dog.