The Closer We Look at the “Green Transition”, the Greener Fur Looks
byThose who follow this blog know that I have written often about why banning fur sales – as California did recently – is a…
Fur Industry Sues San Francisco
byCity’s Fur Ban an “Unconstitutional Attack on Consumer Rights” The International Fur Federation (IFF) has launched litigation to prevent San Francisco from implementing a…
Fur Polls Often Farcical, But Not a Complete Waste of Time
byThe value of on-line polls about fur is debatable, but Truth About Fur will keep playing along. The time required to vote is minimal,…
Fur Harvesters Auction Ramps Up Services for Trappers and Trade
byAs many in the industry are aware, Fur Harvesters Auction is boosting its operations to better serve North American trappers and the fur industry…
Putting on the Dog: The Animal Origins of What We Wear
byDespite some unfortunate flaws in the section on fur, with Putting on the Dog: The Animal Origins of What We Wear (Trinity University Press,…
Meredith Lowell: Did Animal Rights Rhetoric Drive Her to Attempt Murder?
byLast week in Cleveland, animal-rights activist Meredith Lowell, 35, stabbed another woman three times, allegedly for no other reason than that she was wearing…
Why a Ban on Fur and Foie Gras Should Matter to Ranchers
byWe are living in troubling times, my friends. Politicians want to tax farmers and ranchers for emissions and slap sin taxes on meat to…
Farmed Foxes Unlock Riddle of Domestication
byThe remarkable tale of one man’s experiment in domestication is told in How to Tame a Fox (And Build a Dog) [University of Chicago…
Can Animal Users and Animal Rightists Ever Bridge the Divide?
byDifferences of opinion, and the debates they spawn in search of amicable solutions, are crucial to the functioning and evolution of democratic society. But…