Dept of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada

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Re: The trade in dog and cat fur

While gala celebrations for the lunar Year of the Dog are being held all over Canada, the cruel trade in dog and cat fur in China is causing anger and distress to many Canadians of all political parties, not just to animal-lovers.

That the business is unspeakably cruel is well documented by organizations such as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) http://peta.org/ , the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) at http://www.hsus.org/about_us/humane_society_international_hsi/cruelty_issues_around_the_world/dying_for_fur_recent_investigation_shows_cruelty_at_chinese_fur_farms.html , Heather Mills McCartney at http://www.furisdead.com/feat-heathermills.asp , and Animal People News at http://animalpeoplenews.org/04/11/chineseLiveMarkets11.04.htm.

The European Union is considering banning the trade in dog and cat fur thanks in part to McCartney's efforts. At a recent event in Brussels McCartney broke down in tears at the screening of a video showing cats and dogs being rounded up and their skins being stripped from them live – to avoid the cost of humane killing.

Please relay my request to the incoming Minister Foreign Affairs and International Trade and to the Parliament of Canada that Canada immediately ban the importation of dog and cat fur.

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