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Thursday, May 19, 2022

Gloves made of cat fur sold at Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market

Gloves made of cat fur sold at Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market

Animal activists who sent unlabelled gloves to forensic lab say buyers trying to make ethical choices are being misled


The cat fur gloves  on sale at Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne. 

 when they are brought to our attention,” officials said in the statement.


Cat Fur Waistcoats on Sale

Cat Fur Coats on Sale

Animal Justice party MP Andy Meddick has called on the state government to support a ban on fur.

Such a ban would protect Australian consumers from the use of inherently cruel but legal practices, he said.

“It is horrifying that someone could walk into a market and purchase something they are told is faux fur, only to find out later that it contains domestic cat,” Meddick said.

“Victorians are being misled in their efforts to make ethical choices and I will do everything I can to fix that.”

Collective Fashion Justice director Emma Hakansson said the idea of unknowingly wearing cat fur would horrify most Australians.

Every investigation conducted by her group has led to the discovery of mislabelled fur, she said.

“We have no doubt this issue is widespread across the state,” Hakansson said.

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