14 March 2006 - France

European Parliament, Strasburg - Presentation of the Video and Conference on 'Chinese Fur/The Shocking Video on Animal Conditions in Fur Farms'

Brussels, 23 February 2006
Dear Colleagues, Dear Madam, Dear Sir,

I have the pleasure to invite you to the Presentation of the Video and Conference on
"Chinese Fur - The Shocking Video on Animal Conditions in Fur Farms"

14th March 2006
from 15h00 to 16h30
European Parliament, Strasburg
Room S 2.1

Together with Mark Rissi, representative of Swiss Animal Protection, Roberto Bennati, representative of the Italian Animal Welfare Association L.A.V. and Prof. Jinqiang Li (Houston-Downtown University)

In the presence of Jonas SJÖSTEDT (GUE/NGL), Monica FRASSONI (co-president GREENS/EFA), Pasqualina NAPOLETANO (PSE), Niels Busk (ALDE) and Struan Stevenson (PPE) will be presented the shocking video which was produced during the secret investigation conducted in the Chinese Fur Farms Districts of Shandong, Heilongjiang, Jilin and Hebei.

The Swiss Association for Animal Protection and the Association East International carried out the first investigation ever on the living conditions of "fur animals" in Chinese fur farms. The investigation, conducted during the second half of 2004 and in the month of January 2005, was carried out secretly in the People's Republic of China and documented for the first time the complete lack of minimum respect for animals, the unbearable living conditions in which they are kept and how these animals are skinned alive.

With the objective of raising the awareness of policy makers about the unbearable living conditions of fur animals in China, the Animal Welfare Association LAV and the Swiss Animal Association has started a campaign aiming at improving animal welfare in Third Countries. The event, organized by the GUE/NGL Group, will represent an important step forward to reach this important objective.

A Public Appeal to Commissioners Mandelson, Kyprianou and Ferrero-Waldner will be presented at the Conference asking for the effective inclusion of fur animal welfare issues in the bilateral agreements with Third Countries and, in particular, with the People's Republic of China.

Please note that simultaneous translation in all languages will be provided from 15h30.

Yours sincerely,
Umberto Guidoni,
Member of the European Parliament

European Parliament
Bât. Altiero Spinelli 07F167
Tel.: +32 2 284.77.22 - Fax. : + 32 2 284.97.22
Rue Wiertz, 17 B-1000 Bruxelles
uguidoni@europarl.eu.int

Source: contact: GUIDONI Umberto ASSISTANT2

Other EVANA-articles about this topic:
Animaux dépecés vivants en Chine (fr)

China moet wet tegen dierenmishandeling opstellen (nl)

PETA uncovered horrendous cruelty during an investigation of fur farms in China, (en)