The Swiss government is banning the cat fur trade after a rash of incidents in which domestic house cats have been poached from their homes to supply soft pelts. We can't decide if we're more upset that people wear cat fur, fur at all, or that people are stealing pets so that other people can wear fur. Ick to it all. [Telegraph]

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