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Fur Commission USA is a non-profit trade association representing 400 mink-farming families on over 300 farms in more than two dozen states. Through their cooperatives, North American Fur Auctions and American Legend, these farmers market 3 million of the world's finest mink pelts valued at almost $200 million to manufacturers around the world. Over 400 fashion designers currently incorporate natural fiber furs in their collections.
Our volunteer board and committees work to ensure superior standards of animal husbandry through our own certification program, and to educate the public about responsible fur farming and the merits of fur.
Farmed fur is a natural fiber and an environment-friendly resource. By feeding domesticated carnivores the "leftovers" from human food production (beef, fish, dairy, poultry), fur farmers reduce the environmental impact of the agricultural sector as a whole. And when your fur jacket comes to the end of its long life, it's biodegradable too.
Fur farmers also make an important contribution to wildlife conservation. Farmed fur complements fur harvested as a part of wildlife management. By stabilizing prices in times of heavy demand, fur farmers help wildlife managers focus on ecological needs, not on market demands.As if that were not enough, fur is a superior insulator ideal for cold-weather clothing, it's durable, and it's exquisite to look at and touch. It's not by chance people the world over love fur!
Contact: Teresa Platt, Executive Director, Fur Commission USA, PMB 506, 826 Orange Avenue, Coronado, CA 92118-2698 USA. Tel: (619) 575-0139. Fax: (619) 272-2467. E-mail: furfarmers@aol.com. Visit Teresa's blog and Facebook.
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KEY RESOURCES
Sensitive and Smart
Six good reasons why environment-friendly consumers choose fur.
FAQs : Frequently Asked Questions
Fur Facts One-stop look at all aspects of the fur industry. (PDF format)
Mink Farming in the USA
Four-page leaflet produced by FCUSA.(Revised November 2005, PDF format)
STATISTICS: Including US mink production, US retail sales and global retail sales.
Aug. 30 (News): Danish mink crop at peak. Sandy Parker Reports, Vol. 34, Issue 26.
Aug. 24 (News): Fur Institute of Canada Communiquˇ, summer 2010 issue. (PDF)
Aug. 20 (News): EU seal ban suspended. Inuit leaders question legality of ban on Canadian seal products. CBC News.
July 15 (News): Janet Jackson poses for Blackglama. Women's Wear Daily. (Outside link)
July 13 (News): US mink production edges up, auction prices rebound strongly. FCUSA analysis of latest USDA statistics.
June 28 (News): Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark visits Saga Furs in Shanghai. Saga Furs press release.
June 28 (News): Taking the Mink. Jet boat racing at Idaho Regatta. Times-News.
June 4 (News): Moral acceptability of fur stabilizes; animal testing draws nearer: Gallup. FCUSA commentary.
June 1 (News): Canadians say "Yes" to environmentally-friendly seal hunting. Fur Institute of Canada press release.
Center for Consumer Freedom news ticker - for the biggest breaking stories on the animal rights movement vs everyone else.
Calendar updated! July 9: 2011 fur fair schedules
Flyer updated! Apr. 8: Saving society from animal "snuff" films.
Flyer updated! Nov. 25: Animal rights & eco-terrorism: the price we pay.
Recommended Summer Reading!Now featuring ...
A Day at The Races. The people of the fur trade are so far ahead of politically correct that others are racing just to keep up. By FCUSA executive director Teresa Platt. (July 2000)
The Green Beast Is Out of Control: In campaigning for animal rights, some activists have lost respect for humanity. By Miranda Devine for the Sydney Morning Herald. (December 2004)
It's Safe to Wear Fur Once More : Animal-rights folk have lost the ability to intimidate. By Sondra Gotlieb for the National Post, Canada. (February 2004)
From the bookshelf
A Rat Is a Pig Is a Dog Is a Boy: The human cost of the animal rights movement. By Wesley J. Smith, 2010.
"A rat is a pig is a dog is not a boy, is Smith's powerful message," says Adrian Morrison, author of An odyssey with animals: A veterinarianÕs reflections on the animal rights & welfare debate. "He argues fervently that human exceptionalism with due attention to humane treatment of animals is a moral imperative if our society is to survive. ... The book is a chilling, authoritative account of the danger that animal rights extremism poses to medical progress and is one that I highly recommend to a general audience."
While Fur Commission USA endeavors to ensure the information on this site is accurate, we cannot be held responsible for errors and omissions.
If you know of changes or additions that need to be made, please contact furfarmers@aol.com. © 1998-2010 Fur Commission USA.
This site is maintained by Mudfish Publications..