How Our Views on Animal Use Form, and Why They Are Hard to Change
byIn his 2012 book The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion, social and cultural psychologist Jonathan Haidt explains why…
Farming
BC Mink Farming Ban: Government Refuses Compensation for Devastated Families
byBritish Columbia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries has yet to show any science to justify its drastic decision, last November, to introduce a…
Canadian Mink Farmers Will Fight Arbitrary Ban by BC Government
byOn November 5, Lana Popham, British Columbia’s Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, announced that the province “is beginning a process to phase out…
Furmark Ambassadors Report on Certification Program’s Reception
byFurmark is a global certification and traceability system for natural fur, now being rolled out by the International Fur Federation. This article first appeared…
David Suzuki Got It Wrong; Mink Farming Makes Sense
byThe following letter was first published by Powell River Peak in response to the January 30 article “David Suzuki and scientists call on government…
Clouds Over Fur Trade Have Silver Lining
byIt’s the Holiday Season, a time of good cheer, so let’s pretend for a moment that Covid-19 hasn’t made the last year thoroughly miserable…
With Proper Precautions, Mink Farms Don’t Pose Covid-19 Risk
byQuick to turn the misfortune of others to their own benefit, animal activists have jumped on reports about Covid-19 on mink farms in Europe…
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…
Covid-19 Scaremongers Wrong to Pick On Mink Farms
byThis opinion piece by Truth About Fur’s Alan Herscovici was published in the Vancouver Sun on July 22, 2020, under the headline: “BC mink…