What affects us affects cats
You may have noticed the international outcry against the cat and dog meat trade in China. This is when cats and dogs (domestic and feral) are rounded up off the streets and shipped to marketplaces where they are slaughtered and sold as meat. The whole thing is quite brutal and the killing of the …
“Selling ocelot fur coat” is a Google search term. People are still looking to buy one. And they are for sale on eBay. These are vintage ocelot coats. They were traded before bans were introduced. CITES and other bans are now in existence but I’d expect that trading in ocelot skins still takes place. …
Is there a grain of compassion for animals in the world (amongst the political classes)? It seems we are just letting China continue with their lust for ivory which is decimating elephant numbers in Africa. A recent survey tells us that the African elephant population has reduced by a third – yes one third …
This is surely an example of a complete lack of morality and sensitivity. It is shocking but it is not surprising. This gruesome story unfolded in Grand Haven, Michigan, USA. Note: for the record, this is not an example of “America bashing”. It just so happens that the woman is American and that is …
There are several reasons why California has banned the trapping of bobcats. The underlying and most important reason is a change in attitude by the public to this outdated, diminishing business. Trapping bobcats is a cruel process and the “harvested” product, the animal’s skin, is sold to supply fur markets in Russia, China and …
Karl Lagerfeld is wrong about animal fur. He told The New York Times: “For me, as long as people eat meat and wear leather, I don’t get the message…” Karl Lagerfeld has spent 50 years at the Fendi label. Fendi are the well-known Italian furriers. So Mr Lagerfeld has been involved with designing fashion …
The leopard fur craze took off in the 1960s. This was a time of confidence when a person could display their wealth and it was also a time when there was far less sensitivity towards conservation particularly with respect to fur coats. It has been said by Dr Morris that Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy, supported …
Domestic cats‘ pelts were used to line gloves with fur in 13th century Britain. Britain is the most civilised country in the world 😉 . This means that we have already been through a lot of the bad stuff that other countries are experienced today. We have passed through that phase in the development …
