CANADA WILL NOT BAN DOG AND CAT FUR TO PROTECT SEAL HUNT INDUSTRY
September 1st, 2009
BY MONICA DOBIE
CANADA will continue to import cat and dog fur despite a ban adopted by the United States and the UK, to avoid undermining support for the country's seal hunt.
An internal government document obtained by a Canadian news agency under the Access to Information Act - now widely disseminated by Canadian media - says government officials urged Gerry Ritz, the agriculture minister, not to instigate a ban.
"An import ban on cat and dog fur, if it were to be considered, could ... undermine Canada's position against the implementation of foreign ...
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