The fur trade Puppy love Feb 27th 2003 | BRUSSELS From The Economist print edition How much is that dead doggy or cat in the window? CAT PELTS, a golden-retriever rug and a full-length coat made from 42 German shepherd PUPPIES make the office of Struan Stevenson seem like a set from a dark version of “101 Dalmatians”. But this is not proof that the British Conservative MEP is a modern Cruella de Vil. It is evidence in his campaign for a European Union ban on trade in CAT and DOG fur. Each item was bought in a big European...
