CAT and dog fur is being shipped into Britain on a record scale for use as trimming on clothes and children's toys.

Cats, many of them pets, are killed using the most barbaric methods. America, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Greece and Australia have banned all cat and dog fur imports, but Britain hesitates.

Readers should write to: Mr Douglas Alexander MP, Minister of State for Trade and Investment and Foreign Affairs, Department of Trade and Industry, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET asking him to implement an immediate ban.

SARA LEE