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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: Ela on November 28, 2007, 16:38:44 PM

Title: YOU WILL ALL BE PLEASED TO READ THIS
Post by: Ela on November 28, 2007, 16:38:44 PM

Message just received from Cats Protection HQ:-
I am absolutely delighted to be able to tell you that a new EU law has been approved today banning the production, marketing, import and export of cat and dog fur.

 

Title: Re: YOU WILL ALL BE PLEASED TO READ THIS
Post by: Mark on November 28, 2007, 16:41:14 PM

Better late than never  ;D

Next they need to stop Germany, Switzerland & Austria to Stop exporting live dogs to the far east.

Title: Re: YOU WILL ALL BE PLEASED TO READ THIS
Post by: lisa77 on November 28, 2007, 16:43:55 PM

I didnt even know it was allowed  :shocked:

Bl00dy good job I say

Title: Re: YOU WILL ALL BE PLEASED TO READ THIS
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on November 28, 2007, 16:45:17 PM

Thats great Ela, thanks for telling us.

At last they have listened.

Title: Re: YOU WILL ALL BE PLEASED TO READ THIS
Post by: Millys Mum on November 28, 2007, 16:49:32 PM

Cool  ;D They need to address the mislabeling too or they will just import it as "rabbit fur"

Title: Re: YOU WILL ALL BE PLEASED TO READ THIS
Post by: hOrZa on November 28, 2007, 16:55:02 PM

Theres me thinking Ela was going to tell is she had her Caps Lock button fixed :rofl: :evillaugh:

Title: Re: YOU WILL ALL BE PLEASED TO READ THIS
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on November 28, 2007, 16:58:50 PM

Very welcome news  ;D

Quote from: hOrZa on November 28, 2007, 16:55:02 PM

Theres me thinking Ela was going to tell is she had her Caps Lock button fixed :rofl: :evillaugh:

 :evillaugh:

Title: Re: YOU WILL ALL BE PLEASED TO READ THIS
Post by: hOrZa on November 28, 2007, 17:07:29 PM

Just read about that good news its happening but bad news not till beginning of 2009 :(

Title: Re: YOU WILL ALL BE PLEASED TO READ THIS
Post by: Mark on November 28, 2007, 17:09:38 PM

Stupid red tape  >:(

Title: Re: YOU WILL ALL BE PLEASED TO READ THIS
Post by: Christine (Blip) on November 28, 2007, 18:41:07 PM

Quote from: Mark on November 28, 2007, 17:09:38 PM

Stupid red tape  >:(

You are right but the encouraging thing is that retail buyers work so far in advance that this will start working straight away.

Title: Re: YOU WILL ALL BE PLEASED TO READ THIS
Post by: unseeliechylde on November 28, 2007, 19:30:50 PM

That's great news :) About time, too!

Title: Re: YOU WILL ALL BE PLEASED TO READ THIS
Post by: J (Indoorcatsuk) on November 29, 2007, 11:40:35 AM

Fantastic news. Be interesting, and totally disturbing, to see what disappears in shops in 2009. Mind you I'm allergic to shopping so I'll never know, but you get my drift.
Good point Millys Mum.

Title: Re: YOU WILL ALL BE PLEASED TO READ THIS
Post by: LeighK on November 29, 2007, 11:42:27 AM

Brilliant news, at last this evil trade is being outlawed.

Cheers

Leigh

Title: Re: YOU WILL ALL BE PLEASED TO READ THIS
Post by: carl (billy and baggys dad) on November 29, 2007, 11:50:00 AM

Fantastic news. Now all thats needed is for other non EU countries to stop playing Freddy Feckabout and get it banned too.

Title: Re: YOU WILL ALL BE PLEASED TO READ THIS
Post by: Team Svartalfheims on November 29, 2007, 13:01:49 PM

Brilliant news!

Title: Re: YOU WILL ALL BE PLEASED TO READ THIS
Post by: clarenmax on November 29, 2007, 13:58:34 PM

Excellent news, and not a moment too soon  :)

Title: Re: YOU WILL ALL BE PLEASED TO READ THIS
Post by: lilycat on November 29, 2007, 14:38:27 PM

About bloody-well time!

Title: Re: YOU WILL ALL BE PLEASED TO READ THIS
Post by: Bazsmum on November 29, 2007, 14:42:24 PM

Excellent  ;)

Title: Re: YOU WILL ALL BE PLEASED TO READ THIS
Post by: madkittyrescue on November 29, 2007, 14:55:00 PM

great step in the right direction... lets just hope its not then forgotten about and is followed through with further action to stop the mislabeling, export of animals and far east countries in their slaughter of cats and dogs!!!!! 

Last BBC update on the Ban was in June.... which is readable on the BBC website... but be warned that there are disturbing images on the news story.  just search for 'cat fur'