In some parts of the world, cats and dogs are raised and brutally skinned for their beautiful fur. The Canadian Government is afraid that a ban on these furs would endanger international sales of Canadian products made of baby seal skins. So it allows imported clothing made of dog and cat fur, and does not even require the fur to be labeled.
Nobody wants fashion at the price of pets' lives. Tell the Canadian Government to ban imported dog and cat furs. Sign & tell a friend today!
The controversial Canadian seal hunt, in which baby seals are slaughtered for their fur, has spread its horror in a new way. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Agricultural Minister Gerry Ritz are afraid to ban the import of products made with dog and cat fur because they believe such a ban would make it harder to sell products from Canada made from the brutal and unwarranted slaughter of baby seals.
The World Trade Organization allows trade exclusions to promote animal welfare. That means that Canada can easily and without repercussion ban the importation of these items. Instead, with no ban and no legislation requiring the content of fur garments to be disclosed on the label, they prefer to allow Canadian consumers to unknowingly purchase imported products made from the skins of cats and dogs.
Canadian opinion and opinion worldwide are in agreement that the trade in dog and cat fur is unconscionable. The Canadian Government must be sent a strong message. Tell them to stop allowing imported cat and dog fur into Canada in an inane defense of an unprofitable and dying sealing industry. Tell them to ban the sale of these horrifying products today.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada and Agricultural Minister Gerry Ritz: You should be ashamed of Canada's lax standards for imported products! Please listen to both Canadian and worldwide opinion and ban the importation and sale of products containing dog and cat fur, similar to the actions already taken by the European Union and the United States. Selling garments made from the skins of dogs and cats goes against the wishes of almost all Canadian citizens, yet in an internal memo your government opposed the ban because it weakens Canadian efforts to promote the sale of seal skins to other countries. Because Canadian law does not require the content of fur garments to be disclosed on the label, Canadian consumers have no way of knowing when they are purchasing products made from the skins of cats and dogs. Allowing Canadian consumers to unknowingly purchase imported products made from cat and dog fur in defense of the sealing industry is unconscionable and horrifying. Please immediately reverse Canadian government policy and ban the importation and sale of all garments made with dog and cat fur. Sincerely, |
| Sep 1, 2010 Lucille Caruso |
| Sep 1, 2010 Sunni Petty |
| Aug 31, 2010 christy windle speaking for those that cannot speak for themselves.. |
| Aug 31, 2010 MarinaLuz Shelton This is horrendous and must be stopped! |
| Aug 30, 2010 Concepción Castaño Vivet |
| Aug 29, 2010 carol kingsley |
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| Aug 26, 2010 Olga Larina |
| Aug 26, 2010 Kelly Ligrani |
| Aug 26, 2010 Pam LaVeille |
| Aug 26, 2010 Emily Dyche |
| Aug 26, 2010 ioana vasilescu |
| Aug 26, 2010 Neva Moore |
| Aug 26, 2010 Maureen McCoy PM Harper, as an animal foster parent and humane society supporter you should understand how disgusting this practice is! Please reverse this policy. |
| Aug 26, 2010 jessica artale |
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| Aug 25, 2010 suzanne trotter |
| Aug 25, 2010 Donna Blacktopp |
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| Aug 25, 2010 Leigh Knappick |
| Aug 25, 2010 Kristin Green |
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| Aug 25, 2010 hiona foust |
| Aug 25, 2010 suzanne awad |
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| Aug 24, 2010 Chandra Bales |
| Aug 24, 2010 Jennifer Roth |
| Aug 24, 2010 jennifer langlois |
| Aug 24, 2010 Amanda Johnson |
| Aug 24, 2010 Stephanie Gonzalez |
| Aug 24, 2010 Eileen Young I dare you Mr. Harper to watch the Peta undercover videos of the Chinese Fur Trade. If you do and you are a human being, you will ban this atrocious fur. If you don't watch, you are a coward and a disgusting human being. |
| Aug 24, 2010 heather biernacki |
| Aug 24, 2010 Diana Boney |
| Aug 23, 2010 Crystal Klein |
| Aug 23, 2010 Roxane Scott I cannot believe that we allow this. Being a Canadian I am ashamed that we haven't yet put a stop to it. THIS NEEDS TO STOP! |
| Aug 23, 2010 kristen tarantino |
| Aug 23, 2010 John Adams |
| Aug 23, 2010 Aoife Kelly Stop this from happening! |
| Aug 23, 2010 Annamaria Lastrucci |
| Aug 23, 2010 Alexis Meron |
| Aug 23, 2010 April Erdman |
| Aug 23, 2010 Colleen Knarr |
| Aug 22, 2010 Lisa Weidle |
| Aug 22, 2010 tony cutton |
| Aug 22, 2010 debra rand |
| Aug 22, 2010 Nelly Fu |
| Aug 22, 2010 Diane Lantz |
| Aug 22, 2010 deanna vincent |
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