As Brands Drop Exotic Skins, Will Conglomerates Fight Back?
byI hate to say “I told you so!” but only a fool could not have seen this coming. A few short years ago, while…
Animal Rights
Sustainable Use Alliance Aims to Restore Integrity of CITES
byAnimal rights NGOs are currently exploiting the Covid-19 pandemic to close down animal farms and prohibit all trade in wildlife. I am on the…
New Priorities? Fur in a Time of Coronavirus
byYour idea of what makes a current event important may differ from mine, but occasionally a story comes along that grabs everyone’s attention. Enter…
There’s No Justification for Banning the Sale of Fur
byThe following essay appeared recently in the Toronto Star (Canada’s largest circulation newspaper), as the pro-fur side of a debate on whether banning the…
Fur Industry Sues San Francisco
byCity’s Fur Ban an “Unconstitutional Attack on Consumer Rights” The International Fur Federation (IFF) has launched litigation to prevent San Francisco from implementing a…
Meredith Lowell: Did Animal Rights Rhetoric Drive Her to Attempt Murder?
byLast week in Cleveland, animal-rights activist Meredith Lowell, 35, stabbed another woman three times, allegedly for no other reason than that she was wearing…
Why a Ban on Fur and Foie Gras Should Matter to Ranchers
byWe are living in troubling times, my friends. Politicians want to tax farmers and ranchers for emissions and slap sin taxes on meat to…
Can Animal Users and Animal Rightists Ever Bridge the Divide?
byDifferences of opinion, and the debates they spawn in search of amicable solutions, are crucial to the functioning and evolution of democratic society. But…
Fur Ban Proposals Are Based on a Dangerous Fiction
byRecent proposals to ban the sale of fur in several US cities and states are based on a fiction – a dangerous fiction –…