Local says it is 'wholly inappropriate' in era of conservation and animal rights
|
A local resident has expressed concern that, what she is convinced are real animal furs, are on sale in the Chiswick Car Boot Sale.
The furs, which have been made into fur coats and stoles include fur she identified as Astrakhan - the pelt of a foetal or new born lamb sourced in central Asia, she says.
She alleges that the furs are not vintage, and that it is "upsetting and wholly inappropriate in these times of conservation. What is this teaching our children?".
She says she approached the parent volunteers three years ago and was told they could not monitor every single van on arrival. However, she feels that the vendor could be asked to leave once the wares were identified as fur. She also wrote to the chair of the school governors but said she did not receive a reply.
Having not visited the car boot sale for a long time, she was alarmed to visit in December and saw the furs still on sale. These photographs were taken from that recent visit.
We have emailed the car boot sale organisers for comment and also the school governors and will report back.
In 2918, animal rights campaigners welcomed a report from MPs calling for a consultation on an all-out ban on the sale of real fur. The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (Efra) has recommended that the Government should hold a public consultation on whether to outlaw the sale and import of real animal fur in the UK post Brexit.
The inquiry into the UK fur trade was launched following investigations that uncovered real fur was being sold as fake fur by retailers including Amazon, TK Maxx, BooHoo and Kurt Geiger.
The report said that: “A new mandatory labelling regime that identifies fur and other animal products accurately should be introduced post-Brexit”.
Humane Society International UK's executive director Claire Bass said: “The UK was the first country in the world to ban fur farming [in 2003], after the British public, politicians and veterinary experts concluded that it is an inhumane and completely unnecessary industry.
"It is total double standard for us to still be importing and selling fur from animals still suffering the same conditions we banned here.
The position regarding the sale of real fur in car-boot sales is unclear, and we are attempting to clarify this.
Like Reading Articles Like This? Help Us Produce More This site remains committed to providing local community news and public interest journalism. Articles such as the one above are integral to what we do. We aim to feature as much as possible on local societies, charities based in the area, fundraising efforts by residents, community-based initiatives and even helping people find missing pets. We've always done that and won't be changing, in fact we'd like to do more. However, the readership that these stories generates is often below that needed to cover the cost of producing them. Our financial resources are limited and the local media environment is intensely competitive so there is a constraint on what we can do. We are therefore asking our readers to consider offering financial support to these efforts. Any money given will help support community and public interest news and the expansion of our coverage in this area. A suggested monthly payment is £8 but we would be grateful for any amount for instance if you think this site offers the equivalent value of a subscription to a daily printed newspaper you may wish to consider £20 per month. If neither of these amounts is suitable for you then contact info@neighbournet.com and we can set up an alternative. All payments are made through a secure web site. One-off donations are also appreciated. Choose The Amount You Wish To Contribute. If you do support us in this way we'd be interested to hear what kind of articles you would like to see more of on the site – send your suggestions to the editor. For businesses we offer the chance to be a corporate sponsor of community content on the site. For £30 plus VAT per month you will be the designated sponsor of at least one article a month with your logo appearing if supplied. If there is a specific community group or initiative you'd like to support we can make sure your sponsorship is featured on related content for a one off payment of £50 plus VAT. All payments are made through a secure web site. |
January 5, 2020
