A French animal rights group on Thursday demanded a ban on raising angora rabbits for their prized fur, releasing a secretly recorded video during which the animals squeal while being shorn. "It's unacceptable," One Voice's president Muriel Arnal told AFP, calling for a ban on angora "as long as this farming is not regulated". The group would not identify the companies, preferring to "denounce an overall system and achieve a ban on raising and selling angora," Arnal added. The US-based animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) launched a campaign in 2013 denouncing the treatment of angora rabbits raised for their fur. Story continues below…A campaign by another French group, L214, against animal cruelty in slaughterhouses prompted the agriculture ministry in March to order nationwide inspections.

Source: The Local September 15, 2016 13:52 UTC