Would You Wear Dog or Cat Fur? Canada Says "Sure"
(GUELPH, ONTARIO) -- If wearing cat and dog fur becomes all the rage in the Great White North, blame Canada. A recent article by the Canadian Press has revealed that the government of Canada will not join the United States and Europe in barring cat and dog fur imports, in fear such action could weaken Canada’s position against the banning of seal products by other countries.
“It is absolutely appalling that Canada’s government remains willing to engage in the trade of cat and dog fur simply to protect the cruel and unnecessary seal slaughter” said Sheryl Fink, Senior Researcher with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org).
The revelation is especially surprising in light of the fact that Prime Minister Harper and his wife are known cat lovers who support and participate in the Ottawa Humane Society’s Foster Program.
“Would the Prime Minister or his family wear cat fur?” asked Fink. “Like most Canadians, I imagine they would be horrified to discover that the fur trim on their hat or scarf was actually the skin of a cat or dog.”
The European Union recently implemented a ban on seal products in response to demand from its citizens, who did not want to provide a market for products arising from inherently inhumane commercial seal hunts.
“Canadians don’t want to wear pet fur any more than Europeans or Americans. Allowing the trade in cat and dog fur to continue simply because certain Canadian politicians find it expedient to support the commercial seal slaughter is completely unethical. Two wrongs don’t make a right,” Fink concluded.
About the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
As one of the world's leading animal welfare organization, IFAW has representation in 16 countries and carries out its animal welfare work in more than 40. IFAW works from its global headquarters in the United States and focuses its campaigns on improving the welfare of wild and domestic animals by reducing the commercial exploitation of animals, protecting wildlife habitats, and assisting animals in distress. IFAW works both on the ground and in the halls of government to safeguard wild and domestic animals and seeks to motivate the public to prevent cruelty to animals and to promote animal welfare and conservation policies that advance the well-being of both animals and people. For more information on IFAW, visit www.ifaw.org.
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However, if I were at risk of freezing to death, or if my family were, I'd make the prettiest kitten coat you've ever seen.
Otherwise, I have no personal need to wear fur.
The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'.
So Is that supposed to be funny? On such an emotional issue do really think that pretty little comment was at all necessary?
Jeez.
Of course it was funny. It is not my fault you have no observable sense of humor .
The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'.
I challenge you to watch these videos and find the issue funny.
http://www.peta.org/feat/ChineseFurFarms/index.asp
You are trying to think that I am making light of the entire issue.
I have seen enough horrible peta videos to last a lifetime. I decline your challenge.
You are way too over-sensitive for adult discussions on this topic. I understand it is because you feel so strongly, and that's cool. It becomes uncool when you insist everyone else must escalate to your level of sensitivity on the issue or be assumed to be heartless.
The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'.
Why make a childish joke out of the subject if you didn't want a reaction or if you wanted an adult discussion. If you've seen the videos of animals being skinned alive then you will understand my passion and I will become unsensitive only when the brutal fur industry no longer exists and the animals concerned are no longer suffering needlessly. Thats all.
I wish you a good evening.
Not only will I not accept any blame for how you act or react, I'll also not be held accountable for your emotions. In keeping with that, your reaction is your responsibility: you own it.
You own your emotions. I never cosigned on to them. Please don't try to assign me any responsibility for your emotional reactions.
I made a humorous point, not a childish joke. The point was, and remains to be, that I do not wear fur for any stylistic value, but if I was freezing, I'd decide that humans come first.
That's right: Humans first, animals later. This is the order of things.
The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'.
The things we say and do affect everyone around us, I've never bought into 'therapy speak' its a complete copout.
I don't believe in your order of things as often certain human beings by their own actions deserve less respect than animals . I've put my own animals before myself when times have been difficult as its my responsibility to look after them but that's my choice.
I still feel your comment was designed to get a reaction like I said before as there's plenty alternatives to fur to keep us warm and the words humour and fur industry do not belong together.
Now I'm putting this little tete a tete to bed so if you want to carry it on you'll be arguing by yourself!
I've never got how people can be completely opposed to killing cats and dogs for fur or meat and still kill other animals for the same reasons. Its pretty hypocritical.
In china literally millions of cats and dogs are BOILED alive. I have a video of this process which traumatized me. Live cats and thrown in large potato sacks. They are all screaming and quite alive. There is a huge vat of boiling water . They simply toss the bag full of live cats in the boiling water and they scream and writhe in agony and get boiled alive. The process is hideous because many cats it takes a while for boiling water to boil their eyes and lungs alive. So you have no problem with that? I'm just curious. That's how they prepare cats in Chinese restaurants in Guang dong China. 10,000 cats suffer this fate daily. Per China Daily. I guess you don't have a problem with that. Figures.