Animal Welfare vs Animal Rights: An Important Distinction
byThe public debate about fur (and other animal products) is often distorted by confusion between two important concepts: animal welfare and animal rights. These…
Animal Rights
Ethical Fur Versus Intolerant Animal Activists
byThis article was first published in The Villager, March 16, 2017. As someone brought up in the Canadian fur trade and who has spent…
Why Animal Rights Activists Are Becoming More Aggressive
byI received a phone call the other day from a very frightened fur retailer. Two young women had come into his store while he…
Eating Seal Meat: Vancouver Chef Puts Seal on Menu
byEating seal meat is not something many of us have tried. It’s not a regular feature on restaurant menus, nor is it abundant in…
5 Biggest Lies Animal Activists Tell About Fur
byThe easiest way for animal activists to further their agenda is to lie, and when it comes to the fur trade, that means portraying us as…
Standing Up to Anti-Hunting Bullies – A Case Study from Ontario
byIt seems that animal rights and anti-hunting bullies come in many shapes and forms. Knowing this is important in managing-down the inevitable, but thankfully…
Sportsmen Must Unite to Protect All Hunting, Fishing, Trapping
byI recently sat in on a conservation meeting in a sportsmen’s lodge outside Concord, New Hampshire. The topic for discussion was the lack of…
Standing Up to Animal-Rights Bullies – Case Study #1
byUnfortunately, this could happen to anyone working with fur these days, especially retailers selling any sort of fur or fur-trimmed products. A veteran North…
Born Free USA Campaign Misrepresents Trapping
byA recent on-line, anti-trapping rant by Born Free USA boss Adam Roberts (“What kind of person still traps wild animals?”, Huffington Post, Sept. 7, 2016) underscores…