Educational Materials
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If you have any questions about ordering or downloading any of the materials presented here, please contact Fur Commission USA. For information about careers in fur farming, see Career Information and our page of FAQs. |
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This educational kit promotes understanding about animal fibers, the species that produce them, and the contributions they make to our lives. Materials integrate easily into language arts, social studies, geography, and math. For grades 4-6. Click here for more information about Animals and Our Clothing. |
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“Animals Around Us” is an interactive computer game, with worksheets, that will run on any DOS-based computer. At the same time as students have fun and develop their computer skills, they will learn important lessons about animals, the products they provide, and the interdependence of animals and humans. For grades K-3. Instructions: If you choose the command “Run program from its current location”, nothing will be installed on your hard drive. If you choose the command “Save this program to disk”, you can play the program at any time by executing the program “ANIMALS.EXE” from the Start Programs function on your computer. This file is guaranteed virus-free. To acquire the “Animals Around Us” computer game, free of charge, click here (file size: 1.4 MB). To acquire the “Animals Around Us” work sheets in PDF format, click here (file size: 1.9 MB). |
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Coloring & Exercise BooksProduced by FCUSA, these coloring and exercise books provide kids with hours of fun while teaching them about the important role fur farmers play in clothing us.Click here to download Animals and Us. Sorry, no more hard copies. (PDF)Click here to download We Think Mink (PDF) or contact FCUSA for hard copies, 35 cents each.
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 Excellence Through Humane Care: This video offers a fascinating look behind the scenes on a family fur farm. Explore the day-to-day operations and see what it takes to raise healthy mink.
Details are provided about: mink sheds, nutrition, watering systems, health and disease, live transportation, euthanasia, and the certification process. To order “Excellence Through Humane Care” on CD-ROM or view a short version on-line, visit Fur On Film. |
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 Produced by Perfect Solutions USA, DISCOVER WILD is a series of nine lesson plans providing a stimulating introduction to the world of animals and the ways in which humans and wildlife depend upon each other. Students are called upon to use scientific knowledge and reason in developing views on animals, in particular wildlife, and the importance of ecosystem conservation.Two complete units are available free of charge in PDF format, ready for downloading and classroom use. These are intended to be used in conjunction with a resource pack available from Perfect Solutions, but can also function to great effect on their own. |
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 What Is A Mink? “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. …”
Find out all you want to know about mink, both in the wild and domesticated on farms. This special FCUSA feature takes a detailed look at every aspect of mink, including: behavior, size, diet, habitat, eyesight, lifespan, reproduction, predators, and more. |
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Wild Fur is a full-color, 24-page booklet published in 2010 by the International Fur Trade Federation, with contributions from the Fur Council of Canada, the Cree Hunters and Trappers Association, Fur wRaps The Hill, and the Russian Fur Union, among others. It explains the important role the wild fur trade plays in sustaining remote and indigenous communities throughout the world. The booklet is available in print by contacting IFTF, or download in PDF here. |
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 Furbearers of Canada: Furbearers of Canada is a full-color, 36-page booklet published in 2008 by the Fur Institute of Canada, collaborating with the Fur Council of Canada, and the International Fur Trade Federation.
Over 70,000 people are involved in the Canadian fur trade, including some 60,000 First Nations and non-native trappers. These people and their families rely on furbearer animals for food, clothing and income. This booklet takes a close look at the 15 most important furbearers of Canada, from beavers to wolverines. Download in PDF here. |
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 Fur Farming Special Features from FCUSA: Special Feature No. 1: True Colors! Learn about the many different colors of farmed mink and fox.
Special Feature No. 2 - Grading Mink : How to SuCCeeD! Fur Types in Brief. Everything from antelope to wolverine. |
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  Try to Find …Try to find these hidden Utah crops & animals!Cherries, mink, apricot, sheep, barley, onion, turkey, apple, honey, cattle, hogs, pear.Produced by the USDA Farm Service Agency. (PDF) |
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 PREVENTION:A young person’s guide to keeping animals safe and healthy. This booklet provides a short youth-oriented course concerning those basic medical principles essential to keeping animals safe and healthy – farm isolation, traffic control, hygiene, and sanitation. Readers are shown how common or unusual diseases are reduced when animals are protected from direct or indirect contact with other animals (wild or domesticated), people, and equipment from other locations. Further, they are informed about the many reasons why an animal’s environment and surroundings need to be hygienic and sanitary. By Edward Mallinson, VMD, University of Maryland, Jeffrey Workman, MS, Ohio State University, and William Epperson, DVM, MS, Ohio State University, 2006. PDF format. |
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Essays: Springtime Down on The Farm : Kids Learning from KitsWinter Time Essay by second-generation fur farmer and high school junior Cristina. Also available in PDF format.
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| Links to Other Educational ResourcesFur Fur Council of Canada Follow link to educational resources.Fur Institute of Canada General educational resources.Nature Watch – the ultimate resource for indoor and outdoor educators : Mink skin. “Here is a hands-on experience that allows kids to compare and contrast furs of the most popular wild North American animals. Each hand-selected animal pelt is of the finest quality, either farm raised or legally captured using the most modern and humane methods available, while adhering to the strictest habitat and environmental conservation management criteria.”British Broadcasting Corp. Ask a teacher: How do animals in Arctic reigions use fur or huddling methods to survive winter? Which is more effective? One … two … three… fur! Knowledge quiz from the Fur Institute of Canada. The fur trade. Lesson plans from the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College, authored by June Lewis, grades 4-8. Fur and Alligator Advisory Council educational materials, including Louisiana Furbearers (PDF format) and Furbearer Management handout (PDF format). Encarta Encyclopedia With entries on fur farming, marketing channels for furs, processing furs, fur garment manufacture, Fur Products Labeling Act (US), and more. Environmental education for kids! Critter corner: the mink. From the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Resource Use (General) Environment / Conservation |
Agriculture California Ag in the Classroom  Foundation for Animal Use EducationEducation resources.There’s magic in manure! Chickens and scientists join forces for clean water. USDA Agricultural Research Service, Sci4KIDS.Loos Tales. Sixth-generation farmer and radio show host Trent Loos shares his passion for a rural lifestyle while interviewing the people who make rural America what it is today.Mid-Continent Association for Agriculture, Biomedical Research and Education The Missouri-based MAABRE “will help you understand the important roles animals play in agriculture, medical research and education.”
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Free resource materials. Teacher Resource Guide to Farm Animal Care and Use Issues. Animal Ag Alliance. (PDF format) Ohio Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom Ontario Farm Animal Council student and teacher resources. USDA Agriculture in the Classroom Website USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service “Kids Page” Wisconsin Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom Joshua Christian Family Center, Schill Farm. Vacation while participating in chores on a secluded, peaceful working farm. Strobleton, PA. Biomedical Research |
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