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"The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of
animals
as
they now look upon the murder of men." ~ Leonardo Da Vinc
Press Release
ISRAEL HOPES TO BECOME FUR FREE !
INTERNATIONAL ANTI-FUR
COALITION WELCOMES A NEW BILL TO PROHIBIT THE FUR INDUSTRY IN ISRAEL
Israel – Israel creates a precedent by submitting the world’s first nationwide
bill “Prohibiting the Industry of Fur”. Knesset member Nitzan Horowitz proposed
on March, 18th 2009 a bill to prohibit the fur industry in its entirety,
including all importation, production and all sales in Israel; illuminating that
his intention is "not to lend a hand to this cruelty towards animals.”
In light of this bill, Israel takes a giant leap forward; from having no
existing law concerning fur; to becoming the first nation on the planet to
completely protect all fur bearing animals from the suffering and death
inflicted upon millions of animals at the hands of the fur industry the world
over.
The International Anti-Fur Coalition’
thanks MK Nitzan Horowitz for his proposal and we call on all MKs to support
this bill," said Jane Halevy, Director of the 'International
Anti-Fur Coalition'. "We
hope that Israel will inspire other countries and they too will propose
comparable bills throughout the world".
Last month, a report on Israel's channel 10, led by SPCA Israel and
International Anti-Fur Coalition, had revealed that items from the top fashion
chain stores to cheap toys in bazaars, that what was being sold as fake fur was
indeed real fur. Lab tests had shown that several articles taken from leading
Israeli brands and sold as fake fur were made of dog and rabbit fur!
Each year millions of animals are brutally killed for their fur throughout the
world. Animals live in tiny cages made only of wire, before being gassed,
electrocuted or even skinned alive! Footage shows that some of them fight
against death for up to 15 minutes in total anguish after being skinned alive!
bout the International Anti-Fur
Coalition
The International Anti-Fur Coalition is a collective of more than 50
organizations from around the world that fight against the fur industry. This
coalition, created in 2006, organizes on a regular basis international days of
action against the fur industry.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.antifurcoalition.org
Contact:
info@antifurcoalition.org
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