Cuir síoda ar ghabhar ach is gabhar i gcónaí é.

Dress a goat in silk and he still remains a goat.

 

 

 

Ban on cat and dog fur imports
From:  The Times,  June 20, 2007

 

STRASBOURG An EU-wide ban on cat and dog fur imports will be enforced by the end of next year after a European Parliament vote.

Overwhelming backing for the move comes after eight years of campaigning by celebrity supporters including Heather Mills and the rock star Rick Wakeman.

The ban is predicted to save the lives of up to two million cats and dogs in China, a prime source for pelts that are usually stripped from the animals live. Video footage of the killing was a key part of the crusade by Ms Mills.

The Conservative MEP Struan Stevenson said that he was travelling to Beijing to ask the authorities to end the trade now that markets in 27 European countries are about to be closed off.

He said: “There are still many shoppers in the UK and the rest of Europe blissfully unaware that the items they buy are actually made from the skins of cats and dogs

 

Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article1957665.ece