This is my exact post from my brave journal entry, the one I spoke of.
Lastnight I watched a very upsetting news program that revealed the Dog and Cat fur trade from China! Now I know you may say to yourself, I would never buy dog or cat fur..but unfortunately when they ship it they label it as other types of fur, therefore you can't be 100% sure what the fur is on tassles, trims and handbags, along with many other items.Cat is being sold as rabbit and dog as fox and other exotic fur types.It would have been easy to of watched the show, been upset and done nothing...but I choose not to turn a blind eye to the poor creatures plight, as another appalling fact in all this is many of the animals used were once pets, and were kidknapped for the industry!I won't make you look at whats being done to them, as it is very gruesom, but I will leave the links..there is one in particular where a poor raccoon is skinned alive and tossed on a heap, and he is still alive looking around in shock at what has occured..its heart wrenching.Theres footage of a silver fox, not dead, suffering and dying though as they skin him alive.....a pet dog( german shepherd) alive and standing as they skin him then hang him on a meat hook! They are crammed into the smallest cages possible and several to a cage, then thrown off the tops of trucks and busses as if they were a sack of potatoes not live animals! I don't like the video footage, but if I turned away, as many do.....how easy it would be to let thier message be forgotten.I urge you to view the video footage, even though it may break your heart or appall you.... the governments are looking away, we need to take a stand and get legislation passed banning fur trade with china , and other countries that feel this is ok.I don't condone fur at all, but I know it will continue, so the least I can say is..don't buy from countries known to deal in cat and dog, or countries that don't govern the treatment and methods used on fur bearing animals.If a the handbag or accessory has fur on it, and it says china..9 times out of 10 its a cat or dog you just bought.please visit the following links.Sorry it's such a heavy subject today..but this is whats on my mind today.
HOW DOG AND CAT SKINS ARE USED, A German company dealing in cat fur and skins openly uses cat skin products as rheumatism aids. They make bandages, pulse warmers, and a variety of so-called “medicinal” products. Dog skins are also sold in Germany as orthopedic products.Elsewhere, dog and cat skins are not quite so visible. Just as labeling is a problem with fur - especially fur trim, knowing what kind of leather is being used in a product can be difficult or impossible.
DOG SKIN IS OFTEN LABELLED AS;Lamb skin, Mountain Skin, Sakhon Nakhon lamb skin, or even "Special skin"
In a particularly gruesome twist the skins of brutally slaughtered dogs in Thailand, are mixed up with other bits of skin to produce rawhide chew treats for pet dogs.Rawhide chew sticks are a dog’s favourite treat. But chew sticks from Thailand contain bits of skin from a variety of animals - including domestic dogs. These products are sold in retail stores throughout the United Kingdom -- British dog owners may remember that in 2001 chew sticks imported from Thailand were contaminated with salmonella, due to dogs being ill, thousands of boxes had to be recalled from supply from pet shops and stores all over the U.K - and yet these products are still being exported from those countries into the U.K. Dog and cat skins are used for: Rawhide chew toys for pets, Handbags, Shoes, Bed sheets, Car upholstery ,Drums and musical instruments,Small leather goods, Golf gloves, Gardening gloves, “Medicinal” and orthopedic products, Insoles for shoes and boots, Sporting goods
This is one of 2 upsetting videos on the subject This is the PETA dog cat fur video footage This is the voices 4 dogs site,a complete informative place. This helps you to know what to watch for while buying these are just a few of many sad pictures
I do appologize for the horrific nature of todays subject, but this is real, and the only way to help these poor creatures is if we all take a stand and pass it on, so that the chain reaction of people taking a stand can equal thier salvation.