Twitter UpdatesCat & Dog Fur Ban
November 2006
EU Propose Ban on Cat and Dog Fur Trade
Heather rejoiced after receiving the news that Commissioner Markos Kyprianou had kept his promise made the year before to adopt the proposal to ban the trade of dog and cat fur in the EU. It was the sustained and tenacious campaign that brought this brutal practice to the attention of the millions and millions of people that resulted in Commissioner Kyprianou's announcement.
Heather Mills commenting further:
Mountains can indeed be moved if enough people unite together under one banner. 
The huge strength of feeling and the strong will of the people to stamp out this brutal trade could not be ignored. Struan and Patricia Forkan, President of Humane Society International (HSI), hailed the European Commission's publication of a draft directive banning the import, export and trade in cat and dog fur in the EU, describing the news as a “victory for the campaigning public." Struan Stevenson said: This shows that where there is a will to effect change, coupled with strong support for a shift in the law, the Commission is prepared to listen to a well presented case.
I am extremely grateful to Commissioner Kyprianou and to the support that has been shown to our campaign from celebrities on both sides of the Atlantic, including Rick Wakeman and Heather Mills, as well as the tens of thousands of ordinary people who were horrified by what was going on in the name of trade and joined our crusade.
It has been a long fought battle, but we have continued to bring to the Commission’s attention the atrocities that have been taking place inside and outside of Europe. I am delighted that Commissioner Kyprianou has taken a stand alongside us to eradicate the disgusting and unnecessary slaughter of millions of animals each year in the name of fashion.
This shows that where there is a will to effect change, coupled with strong support for a shift in the law, the Commission is prepared to listen to a well presented case.I am extremely grateful to Commissioner Kyprianou and to the support that has been shown to our campaign from celebrities on both sides of the Atlantic, including Rick Wakeman and Heather Mills, as well as the tens of thousands of ordinary people who were horrified by what was going on in the name of trade and joined our crusade.
It has been a long fought battle, but we have continued to bring to the Commission’s attention the atrocities that have been taking place inside and outside of Europe. I am delighted that Commissioner Kyprianou has taken a stand alongside us to eradicate the disgusting and unnecessary slaughter of millions of animals each year in the name of fashion.-
Cat & Dog Fur Ban
- 19th June 2007 - Victory - EU Ban the Import and Export of Dog & Cat Fur from China
- 1998 - Humane Society Begin Investigation
- 2002 - USA Ban the Import, Export, Sale & Production
- December 2003 - European Parliament Written Declaration
- 28th January 2004 - Government Commitment to Ban Trade
- 2004 - Heather received Videotape and got Involved
- 25th January 2005 - Oxford Debating Chamber
- 1st March 2005 - Rock the EU Commission
- 11th December 2005 - Larry King Live
- 24th May 2006 - China Vowes to Stamp Out Trade in Dog & Cat Fur
- EU Propose Ban on Cat and Dog Fur Trade
- 30th November 2006 - Heather Mills Presents Petition to Local Euro MEP
- Success! - A Complete European Ban from China by December 31st 2008
