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86% of Israelis say NO to fur!
The International Anti-Fur Coalition and Let the animals live took a nationwide poll via the professional polling company “Maagar-Mohot” to find out where the Israeli public stands on the fur trade.
The results were very revealing: When asked, “Do you find it moral to kill animals if they are killed only for their fur?”, an outstanding 86% were against the killing of animals for the sole purpose of fur. On the question, “Would you support a bill to ban the trade of fur in Israel?”, the results showed a resounding 79% in support of the ban
In one of the most important achievements in their endeavors to protect fur bearing animals, the ministerial committee for legislative affairs accepted their request and approved unanimously the expansion on MK Ronit Tirosh’s bill. The bill prohibiting originally only the trade of cat and dog fur and was approved on its first reading; has been expanded by amendment to include all fur from all mammals. The ban includes an exception on specific fur hats worn by a few people for cultural identity. This bill is a global and historic precedent.
The total ban on all fur from all animals in addition circumvented the anticipated complexity that would have behooved the customs authority in distinguishing the animal of origin of each particular fur item.
Agriculture Minister Shalom Simhon and Minister of Environmental Protection Gilad Arden addressed the Ministerial Committee with the assistance of Minister of Education, Gideon Saar. Jane Halevy of the International Anti-Fur Coalition and attorney Joshua Rotbert, legal adviser of Let the Animals Live are the ones that initiated the matter with the help of MK Nitzan Horowitz via bringing to the government’s attention the cruel truth behind the needless fur trade.
Now that the legislative committee unanimously approved the amendment, the Education, Culture and Sports Ministry committee will hold a vote on the amendment later in the month and following their approval the bill will be put to a second and then third reading before finally being past into law. The vast majority are hopeful that the Israeli government will continue on the path to end needless animal cruelty
SOURCE:
www.antifurcoalition.org
