Tests will be done on at least six samples - from soft toys to cheap made-in-China winter coats - after the start of a campaign this week to ban the import of cat and dog fur, says animal welfare group SAFE.
It will conduct DNA tests, costing about $100 each, in a bid to prove New Zealanders could be unknowingly buying products made of cat and dog fur, says spokesman Hans Kriek.
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