{"id":25677,"date":"2011-03-25T09:15:53","date_gmt":"2011-03-25T13:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/25677\/dog-fur-fur-products-australia\/"},"modified":"2011-03-25T09:15:53","modified_gmt":"2011-03-25T13:15:53","slug":"dog-fur-fur-products-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/25677\/dog-fur-fur-products-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Get dog fur ( and all fur ) products out of Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Get dog fur ( and all fur ) products out of Australia<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/afsdanimalposting\" target=\"_ blank\">AfSD\u2122(ADVOCATE FOR SAVING DOGS\u2122)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Facebook:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ADVOCATE.FOR.SAVING.DOGS\">Advocate for Saving Dogs\u2122 on Facebook<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/229105817\" target=\"_blank\">Phil<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet MS;font-size: medium\"><br \/>\nIn 2004 Australia banned the import of fur from dogs and cats, but recent tests by Humane Society International have shown that dog fur items can still be bought in Australia.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet MS;font-size: medium\">Imported dog and cat fur products are often deliberately mislabeled as &#8216;rabbit&#8217;, &#8216;fox&#8217; or &#8216;raccoon dog&#8217; in an attempt to escape import bans in Australia, the EU and US. The bans are virtually impossible to police because of the difficulty of distinguishing between cat or dog fur and fur from other animals that can legally be imported.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet MS;font-size: medium\">Most fur <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msplinks.com\/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmFuaW1hbHNhdXN0cmFsaWEub3JnL2lzc3Vlcy9mdXIucGhw\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red\">comes from China<\/span><\/a> where there are no animal welfare laws. An estimated 2 million dogs and cats are killed for their fur in China each year, but many millions more rabbits, mink, foxes and other animals are also victims of this industry; many are even skinned alive.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet MS;font-size: medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/dingo.care2.com\/c2c\/emoticons\/\/sign.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet MS;font-size: medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msplinks.com\/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmFuaW1hbHNhdXN0cmFsaWEub3JnL3Rha2VfYWN0aW9uL2dldC1mdXItcHJvZHVjdHMtb3V0LW9mLUF1c3RyYWxpYS8=\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red\">Get dog fur (and all fur) products out of Australia!<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet MS;font-size: medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.animalsaustralia.org\/resources\/resample.php?i=\/documents\/eactions\/22718_dogs-in-cages.jpg&amp;o=300-round-corner-mask.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet MS;font-size: medium\">More actions from :<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.msplinks.com\/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmFuaW1hbHNhdXN0cmFsaWEub3JnLw==\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.animalsaustralia.org\/images\/appeal\/animals_australia_logo.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet MS;font-size: medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msplinks.com\/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmFuaW1hbHNhdXN0cmFsaWEub3JnL3Rha2VfYWN0aW9uL3BsZWRnZS9ob3JzZS1yYWNpbmc=\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red\">Pledge to Never Bet on Cruelty<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.animalsaustralia.org\/documents\/rendered-images\/documentspetitionsphoto123720iStockhorseracing000002070943XSmalljpg_300roundcornermaskpng__0.0_0_0__97.jpg?dl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.animalsaustralia.org%2Fresources%2Fresample.php%3Fi%3D%2Fdocuments%2Fpetitions%2Fphoto1%2F23720_iStock_horse-racing-000002070943XSmall.jpg%26o%3D300-round-corner-mask.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet MS;font-size: medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msplinks.com\/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmFuaW1hbHNhdXN0cmFsaWEub3JnL3Rha2VfYWN0aW9uL3N0b3AtbXVyd2lsbHVtYmFoLWdyZXlob3VuZC1yYWNpbmctY3J1ZWx0eS8=\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red\">Stop Murwillumbah Greyhound Racing Cruelty in its Tracks<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet MS;font-size: medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.animalsaustralia.org\/resources\/resample.php?i=\/documents\/eactions\/75271_greyhound.jpg&amp;o=300-round-corner-mask.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet MS;font-size: medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msplinks.com\/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmFuaW1hbHNhdXN0cmFsaWEub3JnL3Rha2VfYWN0aW9uL3BldGl0aW9ucy9jYW5hZGlhbi1zZWFsLWh1bnQ=\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red\">Petition to End the Cruel Canadian Seal Hunt<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.animalsaustralia.org\/documents\/rendered-images\/documentspetitionsphoto127178seal1jpgPhotoSeaShepherd_300roundcornermaskpng__0.0_0_0__97.jpg?dl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.animalsaustralia.org%2Fresources%2Fresample.php%3Fi%3D%2Fdocuments%2Fpetitions%2Fphoto1%2F27178_seal1.jpg[Photo%3A%2BSea%2BShepherd]%26o%3D300-round-corner-mask.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get dog fur ( and all fur ) products out of Australia AfSD\u2122(ADVOCATE FOR SAVING DOGS\u2122) Facebook: Advocate for Saving Dogs\u2122 on Facebook Phil In 2004 Australia banned the import of fur from dogs and cats, but recent tests by Humane Society International have shown that dog fur items can still be bought in Australia. 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