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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.

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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.

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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,

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Feb 9, 2010 Riley Hayes

Feb 9, 2010 jordan herr S.A.V.E

Feb 9, 2010 Angie Gabriel

Feb 9, 2010 Isabel Mykland

Feb 9, 2010 Andrea Roland These loving animals do not deserve such inhumane treatment.

Feb 9, 2010 Mary Jo Williams

Feb 9, 2010 Denise LeMay

Feb 9, 2010 Deyan Keller

Feb 9, 2010 Terri Harris-Downing

Feb 9, 2010 ELIZABETH WILLIAMS

Feb 9, 2010 heather landeros This should NOT EVER BE ALLOWED

Feb 9, 2010 Melissa Vallor

Feb 9, 2010 Linda Ashmeas I am an American and I am outraged to know that this abomination is taking place in Canada.

Feb 9, 2010 Linda Miller This is the first time I've heard about this. Please Canada apply stiffer controls on such imports. God will be looking over you.

Feb 9, 2010 Janet Blumer

Feb 9, 2010 colette kaltz

Feb 9, 2010 (Name not displayed)

Feb 9, 2010 Roxane Line This makes me physically ill.

Feb 9, 2010 Dawn Wyrybkowski Please stop, it's a horrid process.

Feb 9, 2010 (Name not displayed)

Feb 9, 2010 samantha torres

Feb 9, 2010 Jessica Briggs

Feb 9, 2010 Jan Odom

Feb 9, 2010 Shalaine Trujillo

Feb 9, 2010 Linda Caswell

Feb 9, 2010 joy stovall

Feb 9, 2010 Julie Dunnet

Feb 9, 2010 (Name not displayed)

Feb 9, 2010 Mary Naramore

Feb 9, 2010 Julie Chambers

Feb 9, 2010 Carolyn Farrell

Feb 9, 2010 (Name not displayed) Stop this

Feb 9, 2010 Anne Liobis

Feb 9, 2010 Ellen DeFlora

Feb 9, 2010 Patricia ONeil

Feb 9, 2010 Michael Fasold

Feb 9, 2010 Laurie barbazuk WAKE UP, CANADA.

Feb 9, 2010 (Name not displayed)

Feb 9, 2010 Michael Gravenmier I don't understand why the Canadian Government would allow this type of thing to slip by their notice-please correct this oversight ASAP!!

Feb 9, 2010 trisha mattocks

Feb 9, 2010 jessica alondra no animal sould be used on cloths.i mean they should also make them stop killing baby seals all animals are important.NOT ONE SHOULD BE KILLED

Feb 9, 2010 jessica fiorini

Feb 9, 2010 Sarah Jensen Please stop this unnecessary cruelty! Think about your own pets and imagine this happening to them. Please, please, please stop this! Money is not everything.

Feb 9, 2010 (Name not displayed)

Feb 9, 2010 solange scherer

Feb 9, 2010 (Name not displayed)

Feb 9, 2010 iris z. feldman Shame on the Canadian government for promoting the sale of seal skins.

Feb 9, 2010 EDWARD BROWN

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