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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 that is durable and 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.
June 29 (News): Fur service business off at stores. Sandy Parker Reports, Vol. 33, Issue 20.
June 23 (News): US mink: State of the industry - 2009. FCUSA commentary.
June 23 (News): Moral acceptability of fur rebounds: Gallup. FCUSA commentary.
May 29 (Sealing season news): Opinion polls suggest Canadian public support for Governor General's praise of seal meat. Fur Institute of Canada press release.
May 14 (Perspectives): European politicians are breathtakingly hypocritical about sealskins. The Economist (UK). (Outside link)
May 6 (News): Rush is wrong: Americans lambast Limbaugh for endorsing animal rights group. FCUSA commentary.
May 5 (Sealing season news): Canadian PM lands in seal-hunt showdown. Globe and Mail. (Outside link).
May 5 (Sealing season news): MEPs adopt strict conditions for the placing on the market of seal products in the European Union. European Parliament press release. (Outside link).
May 4 (Perspectives): H$U$ Watch: Fund-raising on "factory farming", siphoning cash away from real animal issues. FCUSA commentary.
Center for Consumer Freedom news ticker - for the biggest breaking stories on the animal rights movement vs everyone else.
Calendar updated! Apr. 13: 2009-10 auction schedules
Flyer updated! Dec. 4: Animal rights & eco-terrorism: the price we pay.
Flyer updated! Oct. 24: Mink Farming in the US.
Recommended Summer Reading!Now featuring ...
Feminism and fur. By FCUSA executive director Teresa Platt. (March 2003)
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. Outside link to Man In Nature. (Dec. 2, 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. Reproduced with permission. (February 2004)
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. © 1998-2009 Fur Commission USA.
This site is maintained by Mudfish Publications.