What affects us affects cats
Canada lynx do not attack humans unless there are exceptional circumstances such as rabies or perhaps a pet Canada lynx being provoked into defensively attacking their owner or a stranger in the home. This would be a rare incident. It seems to me that is more likely for a domesticated Canada lynx to attack …
China has caved in to international pressure and the consequences of Covid-19 and classified dogs as pets but what about cats?
A bill was signed into law last weekend which makes California the first US state to ban animal fur products. The sale and manufacture of handbags, shoes and clothing containing fur will be outlawed from 2023. The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, said that it is “one of the strongest animal rights laws in …
The black people of New York City are against a proposed ban on the sale of fur garments. Some argue that it is part of their culture. The Pastor of Mount Neboh Baptist Church in Harlem, Johnnie Green, is leading the campaign for fur. He argues that the Democratic speaker of the city council, …
Today in February 2019, online news media is chattering excitedly about a video from a camera trap of a wild ocelot meandering through the Arizona wilds. He looks very lonely; he should be because they are extremely rare. In fact the video that you see is the first ever publicly released trail camera video …
The well-known department store Harvey Nichols in London described the wearing of a £68,000 lynx fur coat as “the pinnacle of trend-setting bravery”. This is 2019. When are traders and sellers of animal skins going to learn that this is a cruel and immoral business? They said that the coat would “inspire longing glances.. …
We are told that 2 million domestic and stray cats are bludgeoned to death annually in China for their fur. Dogs are also killed for their skins in the same cruel and unacceptable way. Other animals also give up their skins to consumers by the millions. That’s the premise upon which you have to …
Against a promise to stop facilitating the trade in body parts of tigers, leopards and other endangered big cats, eBay and Facebook are selling these commercial ‘products’ illegally. The Times newspaper’s investigation found that sellers are offering products such as handbags for up to £5000 each. These products have been made from the skins …
