Skunk Fur, Why Have We Forsaken You?
byIt’s durable, warm, glamorous and striking. And it comes from an animal that is abundant in the wild, easy to trap, and easy to…
Farming
Amazing Facts About Fur: Nature’s Densest Furs
byHair density has always fascinated the fur trade because the densest furs are also the softest and most luxurious. Before the advent of modern conservationism, this…
A Personal Voyage to the Origins of Fox Farming
byAs we cross Confederation Bridge – the graceful, 13-kilometer, engineering marvel that links New Brunswick to beautiful Prince Edward Island in Canada’s far east…
A Year on a Mink Farm. Part 3: Growing Up
byHave you ever visited a mink farm? Would you like to know more about how farmed mink are raised and cared for? Senior Truth About…
Is No Fur the Right Move for Hugo Boss?
byIn its 2014 Sustainability Report, fashion brand Hugo Boss said that it was planning to stop using farmed fur in its collections from Autumn/Winter…
A Year on a Mink Farm. Part 2: Whelping and Weaning
byHave you ever visited a mink farm? Are you interested to know more about the care farmed mink receive? Senior Truth About Fur writer…
A Year on a Mink Farm. Part 1: Breeding
byHave you ever visited a mink farm? Are you interested to know more about the care farmed mink receive? Senior Truth About Fur writer…
Zimbal Mink Farm: A Wisconsin Family Affair
byIf you’ve never visited a mink farm before, now is your chance! Zimbal Mink Farm is in Wisconsin, the largest mink-producing state in the US (though Utah…
Are Farmed Fur Animals Wild? Not So Much
byWhen people voice their opinion against fur farming it is an often used argument that farmed fur animals are wild animals and thus not…