Brussels, Belgium ? Animal rights campaigner Heather Mills McCartney called on the European Union to ban the production and sale of cat and dog fur in Europe.

Mills McCartney, wife of Paul McCartney, revealed evidence Thursday that she said shows a thriving industry and trade in cat and dog skins, mainly in the Czech Republic, which joined the EU in 2004.

“Domestic cats are stolen off the streets in the Czech Republic and we’re talking about 2,000 to 3,000 just in the Czech Republic, not in the whole of Europe,” she told reporters.

“They skin them alive,” Mills McCartney said, displaying a baby blanket sewn together with 20 cat skins.

A video was shown of emaciated dogs and cats kept in dark, cramped rooms and cages. The video also portrayed the killing of a dog.