Chinese fur trade

[katura]

This is the world we live inI'm going to warn you that the above article contains distressing descriptions of the dog and cat fur trade in China. It's now having attention drawn to it because Paul McCartney has spoken out after seeing a videotape of the way the animals are treated - thrown from a distance onto concrete, beaten, boiled and skinned

Comments

[katura]

Oh, I wouldn't dare even try watching the clip.

What of the screams that come from these animals? I can't fathom how anyone could not see that they feel that pain, and I can't fathom how they can't empathize. It's incredibly depressing.

[planetaterra]

SORRY BUT PLESASE THE DETAILS I READED IN YOUR POST MADE ME VERY SICK, DONT WRITE THESE TRUTHS AGAIN , SEND THEM TO A CUT
THANKYOU

[katura]

Sorry, but we need people to react like this. Why don't you use that emotion to inspire you to do something about it, like write a letter to the Chinese government, or donate some money to an animal welfare organization?

What I wrote was purposely not gratuitous. If the mere mention of animal suffering bothers you that much, maybe you should not read on when you realize a post is about animal cruelty.

And I'd appreciate it if you didn't shout at me in my own journal.

[planetaterra]

the capitals happened by mistake as i was too upset, i dont agree showing such information without a previous warning: its not me the criminal, is that clear why shall i become more disturbed if i sign all petitions for all rights for animals , if you make one i'll sign immediately but my mental health has no conditions to read such a thing.

PS

[planetaterra]

my mental conditions of huge permanent stress makes me unable to wright to governments , but if you write send it and i sign
i am a very depressed person with fibromialgia and CFS , i am damaged enough, .

[aceofalltrades]

Um, who exactly buys something made from cat fur? I've never seen such a thing.

[katura]

There is little evidence, as yet, of the fur products being sold in the UK. Campaigners insist they are available up and down the country, but it is impossible to tell the difference from other fur without the aid of expensive genetic tests.

The British Fur Trade Association, which represents the booming fur industry in the UK, insists that its members do not knowingly use dog and cat fur and have introduced a fur labelling system to try to guard against its use.

I'm guessing that most of the time, it's used when the fur isn't labelled, so people don't realize it's dog or cat. Not that that should really even matter.