Mountain Men Wannabes: Allies of the Fur Trade
byWhat is the appeal of the reality TV show Mountain Men, and others in the same genre? If harvesters of nature’s resources, and not…
Public Morals Are a Slippery Slope
byThe World Trade Organisation (WTO) was formed on the principles of free trade and non-discrimination. However, its Dispute Settlement Body recently announced that it…
Public Morals and Trade Bans: WTO Caves
byPublic morals and their protection are certainly a concern for governments, but is the EU abusing its authority in using morality as an excuse…
How a Trapper’s Knowledge Solved My Urban Pest Problem
byWildlife experts say there are 20 times more raccoons sharing human habitation space in North America than 70 years ago. In Toronto, where I…
Eco-Responsible Fashion
byIt’s no secret that fur was one of the hottest trends of the season with a presence in most major runway shows. But fur…
The Ethics of Fur
byActivists in Europe and North America claim that it is “unethical” to use animals for fur. In this post I would like to explore…
Putin’s Leopard and Danish Giraffes!
by“…Father believed that there was an animal even more dangerous than [humans], and one that was extremely common too: the redoubtable species Animalus anthropomorphicus,…
Lies Activists Tell (#3): The CE Delft Report
byIn their attempt to discredit the environmental credentials of the fur trade, activists often cite a “life cycle assessment” (LCA) produced by CE Delft,…
Lies Activists Tell: #2 – “University of Michigan / Ford Motor” report
byIn our last post, we exposed how activists lie when they claim that the World Bank condemned fur dressing as “highly polluting”. Today we…