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Group Seeks to Ban Chinese Fur Trade with Australia

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The call was issued after the animal rights group discovered that the fur were sourced from the raccoon dog in China, ABC Radio Australia reports. About 10 million dogs in China are killed for their fur, prompting an animal rights group to seek a ban on fur trade to Australia.

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Beijing Olympics End, Let the Cruelty Begin Anew

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I did have issues with the host country in this case because of the horrible way they treat animals, and their lack of any animal cruelty laws. China was awarded the Olympics on the condition that they would meet certain standards of behavior. They will continue to keep dogs and cats in cages too small to even stand up.

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