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…
Environment & Conservation
Sustainable Fur: Global Campaign Highlights Benefits of Real Fur Over Plastic Fake Fur
byThe fur industry is launching a global campaign to promote sustainable fur, and the environmental benefits of using real fur over petroleum-based synthetics, including…
A Christmas Allegory: Fake Trees, Fake Fur
byIt’s Christmas time so, for a change of pace, let’s wander off the topic of fur, and on to Christmas trees. So which are…
Fur Hypocrites: You Can’t Protest Pipelines and Fur
byIn the fur trade we see all kinds of hypocrisy from our critics, and one that we see regularly is people who protest pipelines…
Sustainability: Why Is Gucci So Confused?
byIn the modern field of conservation, sustainable use is the goal for which resource managers strive. Yet not so long ago, conservation was popularly…
Fur-Free Gucci Policy Contradicts Company’s “Sustainability” Claims
byGucci CEO Marco Bizzarri puzzled many when he recently announced that the prestigious design label would go “fur-free” in 2018. The confusion wasn’t about…
Abundant Furbearers: An Environmental Success Story
byPeople I speak with are often astounded to learn that all the furs we use today are abundant. “We never use furs from endangered…
Trappers: Conservation’s “Black Sheep” or Unsung Heroes?
byAs of late, I’ve spent a lot of time educating about, as well as defending, the consumptive practices of hunting and fur trapping on…
The Great Fur Burial, Part 4: How Fur Biodegrades After One Year
byThe fur industry is proud of the many ways in which fur is eco-friendly, including that after decades of use, fur biodegrades. In contrast, when…