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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) 575-5578. E-mail: furfarmers@aol.com.
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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.
Feb. 8 (News): Mink prices are seen climbing. Sandy Parker Reports, Vol. 33, Issue 48.
Feb. 4 (News): Domestic terrorist sentenced. Domestic terrorist group issues threat, damages another Utah business.
Jan. 25 (News): International Mink Show cheered by higher prices. Sandy Parker Reports, Vol. 33, Issue 46.
Jan. 21 (Press clippings): Environmental advocates promote nutria fur as a fashionable way to help protect the wetlands. The Times-Picayune.
Jan. 19 (Press clippings): Why fur is fashionable again. Recent subzero temperatures have brought a flood of fur onto the streets. Are attitudes changing toward the trade? The Telegraph (UK).
Jan. 13 update (News): American Veterinary Medical Association rises to HSUS baiting. FCUSA commentary.
Jan. 13 (News): Inuit groups sue EU over seal trade ban. CBC News. (Outside link)
Center for Consumer Freedom news ticker - for the biggest breaking stories on the animal rights movement vs everyone else.
Flyer updated! Nov. 25: Animal rights & eco-terrorism: the price we pay.
Calendar updated! Nov. 4: 2010 fur fairs schedules
Flyer updated! Oct. 7: Mink Farming in the US.
Recommended Winter Reading!Now featuring ...
Ho, ho, ho! Plastic Santas? A seasonal look at "Evolutionary Fur" - guaranteed 100% unnatural! By Teresa Platt, Executive Director, FCUSA. (November 1998)
Have yourself a furry little Christmas! By Jane Chastain for WorldNetDaily. (December 2005)
Culture shock in Morgan, Utah. FCUSA commentary; a fur protest turns into a celebration of animal agriculture. (November 2009)
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.