MEPS CLASH WITH CHINESE OVER DOG AND CAT FUR
July 1st, 2007
BY MONICA DOBIE A CONSERVATIVE member of the European Parliament has risked a diplomatic row with China over the controversy surrounding the selling of clothes using cat and dog fur in the European Union (EU). British MEP Struan Stevenson (NOTE - SPELLING IS CORRECT) has claimed Mr Wang Wei, vice director-general of the China Wildlife Association "sneered" the EU's recent tightening of restrictions on the practice. This occurred during a recent parliamentary delegation trip to China to iron out any misunderstandings on the near-ban. In a statement, Mr Stevenson ...
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