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Dog fur - Dog leather

It is forbidden to sell dog fur in many countries. REGULATION (EC) No 1523/2007 and the German Animal Products Trading Act (TierErzHaVerbG), prohibit sales of cat fur and dog fur, as well as products containing such fur in the EU, or from the EU to other destinations. However, transporting them for non-business reasons is permitted.

These regulations relate only to fur of dogs and cats. The hairless leather of dogs and cats is therefore not prohibited. There is no explanation for this. Even teeth, claws or bones are not subject to any prohibition, nor is the hair of the animals without skin.

The consumption of cat meat or dog meat is prohibited in Germany according to § 22 of the Food Hygiene Ordinance.

In the Middle Ages, there were widespread areas of application for dog leather in Europe, which only began to disappear with technical progress.

In the Middle Ages, anyone who had the right to catch stray dogs and exploit them commercially could make money doing so. These dogs were then taken to the skinner and the skin was processed into leather by the dog hide tanner, a profession that was one of the disreputable occupations of the Middle Ages. Tanning during this period was dirty, smelly and involved hard work. On the other hand, gloves made of dog leather had an excellent reputation and were in demand.

In the Middle Ages, anyone who had the right to catch stray dogs and exploit them commercially could make money doing so. These dogs were then taken to the skinner and the skin was processed into leather or pelt by the dog hide tanner, a profession that was one of the disreputable occupations of the Middle Ages. Tanning during this period was dirty, smelly and involved hard work. On the other hand, gloves made of dog leather had an excellent reputation and were in demand.

The skins of wolves were also processed into wolf pelts. Wolves are now rare and it is a protected species and pelts are no longer produced.

Wolves are no longer hunted for their pelts these days.

Wolf pelts were common in earlier times.

Dog furs are mostly from the East Asian region. They are labelled as "Gaewolf" (korean gae: the dog), "Wolf of Asia", "Dogue de Chine" or "Asian raccoon" so as not frighten the customer and to avoid the term "dog". Even for professionals, it is difficult to recognise which animal a fur is from.

Dog meat is still a foodstuff in some Asian countries. During preparation for the Olympic Winter Games in South Korea, the sale of dog meat or dogs on markets was forbidden. In parts of China, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines, dog food has a long culinary tradition. Overall, this tradition is becoming less important. Around the year 2000, there were still over 1,500 dog food restaurants in Seoul, South Korea. Nowadays, there are significantly fewer restaurants selling dog meat and dogs are now more used as domestic pets.

Additional information

• Cat fur - Cat leather

Video about leather of different animal species

Leather of different animal species - Exotic leather

Other exotic leather

• Alligator leather
• Alpaca fur
• Antelope leather
• Armadillo leather
• Bird leather
• Bull testicles
• Caiman leather
• Camel leather
• Carpincho leather
• Cat fur
• Chicken leather
• Crocodile leather
• Donkey leather
• Elephant leather
• Fish leather: Eel, shark, salmon, moray eel, stingray and many others
• Frog leather - Toad leather
• Giraffe leather
• Hippo Leather
• Horsehide - Horse leather
• Kangaroo leather
• Llama Fur
• Lizard leather
• Ostrich leather
• Pangolin leather
• Peccary leather
• Rumen leather
• Sealskin leather
• Snakeskin
• Turtle skin
• Walrus leather
• Yak leather
• Zebra hide

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