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Fur Retailing Is a Family Affair
Design & Fashion September 17, 2020 October 2, 2020

Fur Retailing Is a Family Affair

by Truth About Fur, voice of the North American fur trade

Like so many in the industry, Dan Kahnert’s relationship with fur is a family affair. “My great-grandfather learned the fur trade in Germany and…

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“Time to Slow Down!”                The Making of IFF’s Sustainability Campaign
Design & Fashion, Environment & Conservation September 10, 2020 October 2, 2020

“Time to Slow Down!” The Making of IFF’s Sustainability Campaign

by Truth About Fur, voice of the North American fur trade

With the slogan #Reconnect – Time to Slow Down, a new campaign by the International Fur Federation urges designers, independent brands, fashion groups as…

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Covid-19 Scaremongers Wrong to Pick On Mink Farms
Farming, Misinformation August 24, 2020 August 24, 2020

Covid-19 Scaremongers Wrong to Pick On Mink Farms

by Alan Herscovici, Senior Researcher, Truth About Fur

This opinion piece by Truth About Fur’s Alan Herscovici was published in the Vancouver Sun on July 22, 2020, under the headline: “BC mink…

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Sustainable Use Alliance Aims to Restore Integrity of CITES
Animal Rights, Environment & Conservation August 17, 2020 August 21, 2020

Sustainable Use Alliance Aims to Restore Integrity of CITES

by Eugene Lapointe, president, IWMC World Conservation Trust

Animal rights NGOs are currently exploiting the Covid-19 pandemic to close down animal farms and prohibit all trade in wildlife. I am on the…

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D’Arcy Moses: First Nations Heritage Inspires Modern Fur Designs
Cultural Heritage, Design & Fashion August 5, 2020 August 5, 2020

D’Arcy Moses: First Nations Heritage Inspires Modern Fur Designs

by Alan Herscovici, Senior Researcher, Truth About Fur

If you are looking for a designer who incarnates the Canadian fur trade’s rich cultural mosaic, D’Arcy Moses is an obvious choice. Adopted at…

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Love and Trapping in the Yukon
Cultural Heritage, Design & Fashion, Trapping & Hunting July 21, 2020 July 21, 2020

Love and Trapping in the Yukon

by Vanessa Aegirsdottir, textile artist and jewelry designer

Let me tell you first that a life of trapping in the Yukon was never something I’d intended. In fact, when my future mother-in-law…

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Larry Goes North: Memories of a Young Kabloona
Cultural Heritage, Trapping & Hunting July 13, 2020 July 13, 2020

Larry Goes North: Memories of a Young Kabloona

by Larry Simpson, veteran of Canada's far north

I went North with the Hudson’s Bay Company in April of 1969, a young guy of 19 with a lot of curiosity about Inuit…

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Happy 4th of July to the American Fur Trade!
Cultural Heritage, Design & Fashion, Environment & Conservation, Farming, Trapping & Hunting July 4, 2020 August 27, 2020

Happy 4th of July to the American Fur Trade!

by Truth About Fur, voice of the North American fur trade

The American fur trade played an important role in the country’s history, and continues to provide employment for thousands of citizens today. In celebration…

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Canada Day 2020: Celebrating Our Living Fur Heritage
Cultural Heritage, Design & Fashion, Environment & Conservation, Farming, Trapping & Hunting June 25, 2020 December 26, 2020

Canada Day 2020: Celebrating Our Living Fur Heritage

by Truth About Fur, voice of the North American fur trade

HAPPY CANADA DAY 2020! On the first day of July each year, we celebrate the uniting of three British colonies – the Province of Canada, Nova…

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