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AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION CONDEMNS TRAPPERS KILLING METHOD
Last winter, a Respect for Animals’ investigator working undercover filmed trappers in North America catching and killing wild animals for their fur. The main method the trappers used to kill trapped animals was to simply stamp or kneel on them.
On the soundtrack of the film the sounds of the animals' ribs breaking and their wheezing and gasping can clearly be heard as they die. To any ordinary person this is not a humane method of killing an animal yet it is used for millions of animals each winter during…
Russia Bans the Import and Export of Harp Seal Skins
Respect for Animals welcomes the news that Belarus, Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation have banned the import and export of harp seal skins as a massive victory in the campaign to end the commercial seal hunt in Canada.
Canada claims that Russia is one of the last two major remaining markets for Canadian seal products, reportedly importing up to 90% of Canada's seal pelts. The European Union ban on the placing on the market of commercial seal products came into force in 2010 and, in…
Coalition of Animal Welfare Organisations Call on Irish Government To Honour Commitment To Ban Fur Farming
New Film taken in Irish Fur Farm Shows Need for Ban
Film released for the first time today showing conditions on a mink farm in Ireland (Co Sligo) will be used as evidence in a submission to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine urging the government to honour the commitment to ban fur factory farming. The…
Fur Trade Chief's Past Support for Anti-Fur Campaigns Exposed
The International Fur Trade Federation's Chief Executive (disgraced former MP Mark Oaten) used to support the anti-fur campaign, Respect for Animals reveals today (5 October 2011).
Earlier this year (22 March) the Telegraph reported: ‘Mark Oaten, the former Liberal Democrat MP who quit parliament after cheating on his wife with a rent boy, has taken a job promoting the fur trade.' Oaten is currently Chief Executive of the International Fur…
EU Brings in Fur Labelling for Clothing
(12 May 2011) Garments on sale in the EU will soon have to state if they contain any real fur or leather.
The European parliament has approved a new EU regulation to give shoppers more information about the composition of textiles. Clothing trimmed with or containing any fur or leather will be labelled with the phrase "contains non-textile parts of animal origin".…
Respect for Animals Causes a Storm at the World's Largest Seafood Expo
"Boycott Canadian Seafood" was the unexpected chatter at the world's largest seafood trading event, the Brussels Seafood Expo, this week (3 May 2011).
A team from Respect for Animals caused a storm at the conference in a protest against the Canadian seal slaughter, giving out thousands of toy harp seals with information about the seal slaughter to expo visitors. Our team talked to visitors, explaining that…
Canada Declares War on Seals
The Canadian Government has today (29 March 2011) has announced the quota for the 2011 seal hunt.
The Canadian government has announced the quota for this year's seal slaughter. 468,200 harp, grey and hooded seals can be killed, an increase of 80,000 from 2010. The harp seal quota is the highest yet since the government introduced quota management in 1971 and…
Respect for Animals Reveals the Full Horror of Fur Trapping
A new undercover investigation has brought to light evidence of extreme cruelty with a direct link to the fashion industry (17 Mar 2011).
Trappers were filmed in January 2011 using leghold traps and snares to catch wild animals in the USA for their fur. Animals are seen thrashing about in the traps in their efforts to escape. Many were killed by the trappers stamping or kneeling on their chests. Others…
