Reading this article made got me thinking. So the EU is being pressured by activists to ban the import of dog and cat fur from China. Apparently there is some sort of scam going on where Chinese manufacturers are keeping costs down by using Cat/Dog skins for the "real fur look" on export products.
I'll elaborate my ideas on this later, don't have a lot of time....but I'd like to open this one up for contributions - does anyone have any good reasoning as to why the import of cat or dog furs should be banned? Let loose in comments.
A law where you simply had to mention that your product is made of the actual animal the fur comes from would be fine to me. That way, people who wanted the expensive fur without the guilt of killing a cute little puppy can be happy, while the cheapo kitten-stompers more concerned with price than morality can live it up on their labrador bean bags.
The KittenSkin debate with be the polarising political force of 2005 - Either your in with the banning or you support the right of the individual to purchase meeow-skin if that is what truly floats their boat.
Make your decision, and stand and be counted.
I'll elaborate my ideas on this later, don't have a lot of time....but I'd like to open this one up for contributions - does anyone have any good reasoning as to why the import of cat or dog furs should be banned? Let loose in comments.
A law where you simply had to mention that your product is made of the actual animal the fur comes from would be fine to me. That way, people who wanted the expensive fur without the guilt of killing a cute little puppy can be happy, while the cheapo kitten-stompers more concerned with price than morality can live it up on their labrador bean bags.
The KittenSkin debate with be the polarising political force of 2005 - Either your in with the banning or you support the right of the individual to purchase meeow-skin if that is what truly floats their boat.
Make your decision, and stand and be counted.
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