Dog and Cat Fur

The main goals of our cat and dog fur campaign are to:

a) ban the sale and import of all cat and dog fur in Canada
b) lobby the Canadian government to legislate honest labeling laws for all fur items

NEW! Campaign Update

On September 29th, 2011, Libby Davies (NDP) Member of Parliament for East Vancouver re-introduced legislation (Bill C-296) that if passed, would ban the import and sale of dog and cat fur, and would also make it mandatory to label all fur products. 

CLICK HERE to download and print a petition to collect signature to support this bill.

Learn more about Bill C-296 and how you can support it!

 

Facts about dog and cat fur:

Each year, approximately 2 million dogs and cats are cruelly slaughtered for their fur.

 

Dog and cats are raised and killed in China, Thailand and the Philippines. Their skins are used to make trim on coats, toys, hats and figurines and these products are then exported all over the world.

 

Labels are misleading (ie. dog fur could be labelled as “Asian wolf “fur) while cat fur could be labelled as “rabbit”). In some cases, the fur is trimmed, dyed and processed to resemble faux fur. In many cases, labels are omitted altogether.

 

The Canadian Textile and Labelling Act does not require the labelling of animal pelts or hides. Textile regulations only require that the existence of fur fibres, once removed from the skin of an animal and woven with textile fibres, be declared on a label.

 

Although many European Countries and the United States have banned cat and dog fur, Canada has left our doors wide open. It remains legal to import and sell dog and cat fur in Canada.

 

Learn More:

Cat and dog fur labelling information and legislation around the world (PDF)
Responses from the Canadian Government and the Fur Industry (PDF)

 

Watch the video: "Silent Screams" - an expose of the dog/cat fur trade

(WARNING: Contains graphic scenes, not suitable for children)

Video: Silents Screams Cat and Dog Trade

 

What you can do:

Visit: How you can help ban dog and cat fur

 

What we are doing:

• During the Winter 2011, we ran a Vancouver transit ad campaign exposing the cat and dog fur industry.

• We distributed over 60,000 postcards to gather signatures in support of legislation to ban dog and cat fur in Canada. We will also continue to lobby Parliament and MP's to enact legislation to ban the import and sale of dog and cat fur in Canada, and to make it mandatory to label all fur products.

• The Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals has also received two generous grants from LUSH, Handmade Cosmetics Company, to help us expose the dog and cat fur trade. If you would like to help ask us for free brochures about the dog and cat fur trade. (A great handout to give to your MP!)

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