Sustainability: New Story Signals a Bright Future for Fur
byThe growing media and public interest in sustainability – especially among young people – provides an extraordinary opportunity for the fur trade. To understand…
Animal Rights
The Ethics of Killing Animals: There Is No One Answer
byThere is a saying that the only things we all have in common are birth, death, and taxes. If there is a fourth thing…
Reflections on the Morality of Using Fur, Inspired by Handel’s Messiah
byAnimal-rights activists argue that we are not morally justified to kill animals for any purpose, and certainly not for products they consider to be…
Sheep Fur: Pam Anderson Hates It, Ralph Lauren Loves It
bySomething that keeps writers like me employed is that no matter how good we are at spreading the truth, when the next generation comes…
Anti-Fur Protesters Now Rebels Without A Cause?
byAnti-fur protesters today are an established part of our autumn scenery, like falling leaves or the southbound migration of Canada geese. But, in fact,…
Fur Protests: How to Protect Your Retail Business
byThe fur retailing season is beginning, and with it we can expect the usual flurry of fur protests. Despite decades of anti-fur campaigning, activists…
Adventures of a Pro-Fur Warrior
byIt has been some 35 years since I began promoting the ethical credentials of the fur trade and denouncing the fallacies of animal-rights extremism….
It’s Time to Say “No” to Anti-Fur Hate Groups
byNow that recent actions by White Supremacists and Neo-Nazis have sparked discussion about the importance of tolerance in a modern, multi-cultural society, perhaps it…
Take Action! How to Promote and Protect Fur and the Industry
byWhat are you doing to protect fur and the industry? The fur trade has faced many difficult challenges over the past few years. These…