FUR DIRECTIVE
August 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLA FORMAL ban on importing fur into the European Union (EU) from animals caught by leghold traps (and others considered inhumane) could finally be written into EU law. The European Commission has proposed a directive transposing international agreements struck in the late 1990's with Russia, Canada and the USA, committing these countries to phasing out certain traps deemed particularly painful. In reality however, the Russian deal has not been ratified and the US agreement was not binding on individual US states with jurisdiction over this matter. ...
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