For the last 50 years or more, the debate has raged over the role of animals in human society, with particular reference to the ways in which we use them for our benefit. Fueling the debate…
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The mink belongs to the order Carnivora, which means it is carniverous – a meat-eater. The order Carnivora also includes other meat-eaters such as lions, tigers, hyenas, coyotes, and wolves.
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How Fur Farmers Turn Waste into Beauty… “How many of you recycle? Aluminum? Plastic?” asks mink farmer Ryan Holt…
Read MoreCommentary: The Ultimate Activist Irony
They boast about how they will “take down” an evil system that exploits animals. They glory in the “bravery” of those who go underground and steal, vandalize and disrupt in order to stop the abuses they decry. Then they turn around and file suit when laws deal with the very lawlessness they espouse are used against [...]
Sandy Parker Reports: Strong Demand for Mink at Season’s 1st Sale
SANDY PARKER REPORT, VOL. 35, ISSUE 40, DECEMBER 19, 2011 The following extract is reproduced with permission from Sandy Parker Reports, Weekly International Fur News. Sandy Parker has been covering the fur industry for more than four decades. For most of that time he has published a weekly newsletter, detailing results of international pelt [...]
Animal Rights Activists Challenge 2006 Federal Law
A group of animal rights activists sued the U.S. government Thursday to challenge the constitutionality of a rarely used law they say treats them like terrorists if they cause a loss in profits for businesses that use or sell animal products.
US Mink: State of the Industry – 2011
FUR COMMISSION USA COMMENTARY, DECEMBER 12, 2011 By Simon Ward, The economies of developed nations – all of them important markets for fur – have been in turmoil since the global recession began in 2008. One of the two biggest markets, Russia, is struggling to achieve meaningful growth, while the Japanese market is saddled with [...]
World Mink Output Climbs for Second Straight Year
FUR COMMISSION USA PRESS RELEASE by Simon Ward The global supply of ranched mink headed for the next round of auctions starting in December is believed to have grown for the second year in a row. All of the top five producers monitored by Kopenhagen Fur (four countries plus one region, the Commonwealth of Independent [...]
(HSUS resource center): HSUS earns low rating among charities. Drovers CattleNetwork.
HSUS earns low rating among charities. Drovers CattleNetwork.
Commentary: The Ultimate Activist Irony
They boast about how they will “take down” an evil system that exploits animals. They glory in the “bravery” of those who go underground and steal, vandalize and disrupt in order to stop the abuses they decry. Then they turn around and file suit when laws deal with the very lawlessness they espouse are used against [...]
Animal Rights Activists Challenge 2006 Federal Law
A group of animal rights activists sued the U.S. government Thursday to challenge the constitutionality of a rarely used law they say treats them like terrorists if they cause a loss in profits for businesses that use or sell animal products.
Guest Opinion: Animal rights activists often go too far
Americans love animals. We keep more pets than any country in the world, and we treat them like family: celebrating their birthdays, including them in vacation plans, even hanging stockings for them at Christmas.
Commentary: The Ultimate Activist Irony
They boast about how they will “take down” an evil system that exploits animals. They glory in the “bravery” of those who go underground and steal, vandalize and disrupt in order to stop the abuses they decry. Then they turn around and file suit when laws deal with the very lawlessness they espouse are used against [...]
Sandy Parker Reports: Strong Demand for Mink at Season’s 1st Sale
SANDY PARKER REPORT, VOL. 35, ISSUE 40, DECEMBER 19, 2011 The following extract is reproduced with permission from Sandy Parker Reports, Weekly International Fur News. Sandy Parker has been covering the fur industry for more than four decades. For most of that time he has published a weekly newsletter, detailing results of international pelt [...]
US Mink: State of the Industry – 2011
FUR COMMISSION USA COMMENTARY, DECEMBER 12, 2011 By Simon Ward, The economies of developed nations – all of them important markets for fur – have been in turmoil since the global recession began in 2008. One of the two biggest markets, Russia, is struggling to achieve meaningful growth, while the Japanese market is saddled with [...]
Farming
Furbearing animals have been raised on farms in North America since shortly after the Civil War. Today's farm-raised furbearers are among the[...]
Welfare
For the last 50 years or more, the debate has raged over the role of animals in human society, with particular reference to the ways in which we[...]
Education
Sensitive and smart consumers prefer natural fibers from organic sources. Leather, wool, fur, sheepskin, silk: these natural fibers are renewable,[...]
