Further action against animal testing and FUR TRADING

[Pinkbear (Julie)]

I must admit following my conversation with Amy yesterday I was shocked to learn that there were illegal fur fams in the UK.  I also wasn't aware that the meat used in peet foods was a by-product of the fur farms 

As much as i dont like big companies they do have to account for their meat sources and they are hardly going to use an illegal fur farm as a source are they, its the same as these websites that claim road kill are put in cat food, how much of that actually applies to the uk?

I second that post. 

I have a lot of horsey friends and they DREAD losing a horse with a history of illness or that's recieved any form of non-standard meds in the past two years. Horses who are PTS through injury round here usually go to Howlets to feed the big cats as Howlets will take them free of charge. But they require a vet's certificate stating they were not suffering from certain diseases or recieved recent treatment. I imagine it's the same for meat sourced for the big companies as they won't want thousands of dog and cat suing them if pets fall ill through diseased ingredients. I would think all meat sources need to be traceable and above board for those reasons. 

Horses who have been sick need to be cremated to comply with DEFRA rules and that's an expensive business.  We have stricter regulations over animal food than we do over human food in the UK. 

[Millys Mum]

I must admit following my conversation with Amy yesterday I was shocked to learn that there were illegal fur fams in the UK.  I also wasn't aware that the meat used in peet foods was a by-product of the fur farms 

As much as i dont like big companies they do have to account for their meat sources and they are hardly going to use an illegal fur farm as a source are they, its the same as these websites that claim road kill are put in cat food, how much of that actually applies to the uk?

[JackSpratt]

There's a fair few Pratchett fans on here. Check out the "In the library" section.

[Basts_Pagan_Gypsies]

You have a cat called Rincewind!?!?!?!?!??!?! Are you a fellow Pratchetter? :auc4:

[koscha (Ruth M)]

Merry Meet Bast! 

I have to say I didn't know about Unilever either...it will join my banned list along with Iams and P&G! I have my boys on Arden Grange biccies already so thats good, I just need to find a reasonably priced, ethical complete wet food for RW -he refuses to eat raw whereas his brother goes nuts for it, especially chicken! 

I was aware of the fur farms in the UK..these  places and thier escapees do untold damage to the environment...you should hear the swearing from my lecturers whenever this topic arises  might have to do some digging and see if theres any located in the Rhondda!

[Sam (Fussy_Furball)]

I must admit following my conversation with Amy yesterday I was shocked to learn that there were illegal fur fams in the UK.  I also wasn't aware that the meat used in peet foods was a by-product of the fur farms 

[JackSpratt]

Duly noted. Learn something new every day.

[Basts_Pagan_Gypsies]

Unfortunately, there are still illegal fur farms opening in countrysides.

Also, shops which sell fur HAVE to have a licence. So if you find a shop who sells fur and they don't have a licence, it would be wise to report it to CAFT, as illegally selling fur could link to an illegal fur farm most of the time.

*sits in the bushes with a black coat and binoculars* 

Unilever are awful for testing and vivsection, they're just as bad as Procter and gamble.

[JackSpratt]

http://www.infurmation.com/furfarmlegislation.php

Found this and found it interesting.

I wasn't aware Unilever were one of the main companies for animal testing, thanks.

[Basts_Pagan_Gypsies]

Ok, very sorry, editted that out     

[Christine (Blip)]

on my last fur farm raid

Basts_Pagan_Gypsies, this is a public forum and you may wish to reconsider posting admissions of illegal activities on it.  While the vast majority of our members find the fur industry abhorrent, by no means all agree that the tactics of some animal rights activists are the most effective way to end it.

Edited to make it clear that this is a moderator note.

[Basts_Pagan_Gypsies]

Unfortunately, the more research and campaigns I do the more I have to face the terrible truth: our world seems to revolve on animal cruelty.

For those against the Fur Trade.
The rabbit in Rabbit flavoured pet food comes straight from the fur trade, my mum raised me with only a few rules in our house: NO fur, NO KFC, No veal and NO battery hen eggs.

But even though I've never had a real fur item in my life, and spent most of my time campaigning with CAFT, I was gutted when I realised on my last fur campaign that the rabbits go to pet food factories as well as the supermarket meat trade. I've never bought rabbit meat, I've never EVER bought fur, but my money was still going to the brutality of the fur trade, just by feeding my cats.

And even putting aside the rabbits; I was still funding animal testing by buying catfood. Here's Why:

http://www.uncaged.co.uk/petfood.htm

It's all on this page, along with which brands to boycott, and links to other pages which have cruelty free petfood.


Matt and I live a very animal friendly life and to be honest that does take alot of work and alot of "looking at distribution companies on food wrappers". Unilever, Proctor and Gamble and Nestle are the ones who own most of everyday items, and they're the ones we need to boycott. They're the ones torturing these animals and 90% of that is actually pointless; for instance, Herbal Essences are Protor and Gamble, and they test a preservative on thousands of pregnant rats even though this preservative has already been proven harmless in humans!! (the story is also on the Uncaged site)

Goodness it;s annoying!!