The Senator says that in a modern society cruelty to animals is wrong and the fur trade involves animals being caught in traps and kept in inhumane conditions. He is currently representing the 2,500 Island residents who signed a petition calling for such a ban collected by a group of animal welfare supporters and presented to the States in the autumn by Senator Stuart Syvret. When that proposition went forward, Senator Shenton said that the wording could have given the impression that those who signed it wanted a total ban on all animal fur in the Island – including fur coats worn by visitors and those already owned by residents. ‘That would have been impractical and not a stance which would have been considered by the States. ‘Therefore, to ensure that the true aims of the proposition were made clear – to ban the importation and sale of animal fur in the Island – I lodged an amendment asking Ministers to look into the possibility of that approach,’ he said.
Jersey Evening Post
