Call for all fur to be labelled

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

A coat with fur trim may be labled as ‘100% cotton’ etc. but the label often only refers to the main body of the garment and not the trimmings.  Quite often shop staff are unable to tell you if the fur is real or not, and many assume - like the customers - that it is bound to be fake. 

Customers often use price as a guide and think ‘if its affordable it must be fake’.  This isn’t the case.  Over the past few years, real fur trimmed gloves have been found on sale for less than £5 and coats for less than £100.

Respect for Animals is calling on the Government to introduce a labelling order for all garments with fur trim, regardless of cost or the species of the animal involved. 

Please write to your MP asking him or her to sign EDM 927 Labelling of Products made from Animal Fur.  To find out if your MP has already signed visit http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=35108&SESSION=891 .  The address for your MP is The House of Commons, London SW1A OAA.  You can contact your MP via http://www.writetothem.com where you can also find the name of your MP if you need to.

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