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How a Trapper’s Knowledge Solved My Urban Pest Problem
Misinformation, Trapping & Hunting May 1, 2014 February 26, 2021

How a Trapper’s Knowledge Solved My Urban Pest Problem

by Leslie Ballentine, specialist in critical communications and animal issues management

Wildlife experts say there are 20 times more raccoons sharing human habitation space in North America than 70 years ago. In Toronto, where I…

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Eco-Responsible Fashion
Environment & Conservation, Misinformation, Morality & Ethics April 24, 2014 February 26, 2021

Eco-Responsible Fashion

by Courtney Cohen, Project Coordinator, Fur Information Council of America

It’s no secret that fur was one of the hottest trends of the season with a presence in most major runway shows. But fur…

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The Ethics of Fur
Animal Rights, Morality & Ethics March 10, 2014 February 26, 2021

The Ethics of Fur

by Marc Wajsberg, leather and fur fashion retailer

Activists in Europe and North America claim that it is “unethical” to use animals for fur. In this post I would like to explore…

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Putin’s Leopard and Danish Giraffes!
Animal Rights, Environment & Conservation, Misinformation, Morality & Ethics, Political Campaigns February 13, 2014 February 28, 2021

Putin’s Leopard and Danish Giraffes!

by Alan Herscovici, Senior Researcher, Truth About Fur

“…Father believed that there was an animal even more dangerous than [humans], and one that was extremely common too: the redoubtable species Animalus anthropomorphicus,…

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Lies Activists Tell (#3): The CE Delft Report
Animal Rights, Environment & Conservation, Misinformation, Morality & Ethics, Political Campaigns February 11, 2014 February 28, 2021

Lies Activists Tell (#3): The CE Delft Report

by Alan Herscovici, Senior Researcher, Truth About Fur

In their attempt to discredit the environmental credentials of the fur trade, activists often cite a “life cycle assessment” (LCA) produced by CE Delft,…

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Lies Activists Tell:  #2 – “University of Michigan / Ford Motor” report
Animal Rights, Case Studies, Environment & Conservation, Misinformation January 30, 2014 February 28, 2021

Lies Activists Tell: #2 – “University of Michigan / Ford Motor” report

by Alan Herscovici, Senior Researcher, Truth About Fur

In our last post, we exposed how activists lie when they claim that the World Bank condemned fur dressing as “highly polluting”. Today we…

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Lies Activists Tell: #1 – Environmental Impact of Fur
Animal Rights, Case Studies, Environment & Conservation, Misinformation January 21, 2014 February 26, 2021

Lies Activists Tell: #1 – Environmental Impact of Fur

by Alan Herscovici, Senior Researcher, Truth About Fur

The Fur Council of Canada’s Fur is Green campaign clearly caught animal activists by surprise. In their scramble for a rebuttal, they have resorted…

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Why Is Fur So Controversial and Why Should It Matter?
Animal Rights, Cultural Heritage, Environment & Conservation, Morality & Ethics, Political Campaigns January 13, 2014 February 26, 2021

Why Is Fur So Controversial and Why Should It Matter?

by Alan Herscovici, Senior Researcher, Truth About Fur

With fur now so prominent on the designer catwalks, in fashion magazines, and on the street, many publications are hosting debates about the ethics…

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Welcome to “Truth about Fur”…the Blog!
Uncategorized December 18, 2013 February 26, 2021

Welcome to “Truth about Fur”…the Blog!

by Alan Herscovici, Senior Researcher, Truth About Fur

As someone raised in the fur trade (my grandfather arrived in Canada one hundred years ago, in 1913, as a young artisan furrier), I have…

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