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2004
28: Fur with a more fashionable attitude. Korea Herald. (Outside link)
27: Luxury fur sales surge to record. China Daily News. (Outside link)
27: Nunavut flips over jump in seal price. Pelts set record at auction. Canadian Press. (Outside link)
27: Fur industry sees rosy future as fashion faux-pas turns must-have. Agence France-Presse. (Outside link)
18: 58th International Mink and Fox Show
16: For the haute, a hunt for fur; Fashion-conscious trappers hope to cash in on pelts. Washington Post commentary on trapping's resurgence in the mid-Atlanntic US. (Outside link)
11: Fur real or fur fake? Either way, fashion is going fuzzy. Associated Press report on the current fur boom. (Outside link)
29: Classic furs, styled for youth. Washington Post commentary. (Outside link)
25: Back In Style: Retro styles, technological advances spark new interest in fur, Las Vegas Review-Journal commentary. (Outside link)
24: Fashionable furs : Real and faux - furs enjoy status as a fashion trend, Associated Press commentary. (Outside link)
21: More mink skins are being produced. Furbusiness.com reports on world production.
11: Real fur is fun again, Newsweek commentary. (Outside link)
4: Fur starts to fly. Sales are booming despite years of lobbying by the anti-fur brigade, Sydney Morning Herald commentary. (Outside link; subscription)
27: Fur? Sure! Once Controversial Fashion is Back, Oakland Tribune commentary. (Outside link; subscription)
10: One-Fifth of Finnish Fur Breeders Plan to Increase Production. Furbusiness.com report.
8: Record Attendance at IFTF Council Meeting. International Fur Trade Federation press release.
1: Gallup: Young Americans Find Fur More "Moral than Research. Is Public Relations the Key? FCUSA commentary.
9: IFTF Launches New Campaign in Vogue. International Fur Trade Federation press release.
9: U.S. Fur Sales Climb Again in 2003 for Record Sales of $1.8 Billion. Fur Information Council of America press release.
21: Prices Rebound Strongly for US Mink Farmers, Production Slips. FCUSA analysis of latest USDA data.
30: IFTF PR Committee Gives Green Light to 2nd International Young Designer Competition. International Fur Trade Federation press release.
17: Eco-Terror Bill Aims to Sharpen Teeth of Animal Enterprise Act. FCUSA commentary on Ecoterrorism Prevention Act.
19: Copenhagen Fur Centre Establishes New Fashion Center in Copenhagen. Furbusiness.com report.
18: Moving Testimony at Eco-terrorism Hearing in DC. FCUSA commentary.
12: Montreal NAFFEM Scores with Both Vendors and Buyers. Fur Council of Canada press release.
5: Seal skin fashion to boost Canada's fur trade. The BBC reports from the 22nd North American Fur and Fashion Exposition. (Outside link)
2: IFTF Chairman Andreas Lenhart Named "Fur Trade Leader of the Year". Fur Council of Canada press release.
30: Provider Pals Wins Prestigious Presidential Award. Provider Pals press release.
30: Sweden Leaves Saga. Furbusiness.com report.
26: This Was a Very Good Season to Be in the Fur Business, Retailers Agree. Fur World report, reproduced with permission.
21: "Anti-immigration forces defeated in Sierra Club election." Associated Press. (Outside link)
19: Keeping Up with the Big Changes. Fur World profiles the Gliagias Brothers of New York and Kastoria. Reproduced with permission.
19: Wool Gains Strength as Supplies Tighten Up. Fur World report, reproduced with permission.
19: As Demand Outstrips Supply, a Shortage of Fur Is Looming. Fur World report, reproduced with permission.
15: Hartsough Endowed Scholarship for Bronwyn Williams
6: Muddle-Headed Philosophers : When Animal Rightists Deal in "Murder". FCUSA commentary on PeTA's fur recycling program.
29: Media Hot on Real Fur! "No Disclaimers. No Apologies"
19: The Best Fur Designers : Simone Wins First IFTF Competition. Furbusiness.com reports from Milan.
12: So, Which Sierra Club Candidates Get My Vote? Commentary from FCUSA's Teresa Platt.
6: Love the Skin You're In. Sydney Morning Herald commentary on the return to fashion of fur. (Outside link)
25: IFTF Releases Latest Fur Sales Figures; Worldwide Trade Continues to Rise
24: Fur Flies as Designers Court Controversy, The Scotsman (UK) commentary. (Outside link)
21: 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.
12: Men and Young Consumers Turn On to Fur, finds survey by Fur Council of Canada, Fur Institute of Canada.
10: "Industry & Trade Summary: Fur Skins"; International Trade Commission Publishes Imperfect but Valuable Resource. Reviewed by FCUSA.
1: PeTA Fashion Fades as Fur Returns to the Fore, Chicago Tribune commentary. (Outside link)
27: Rabbit Redux: A Once-Lowly Fur Finds New Luster. Wall Street Journal commentary. (Outside link)
20: Why My Family Joined the Sierra Club. FCUSA's Teresa Platt dreads a Paul Watson takeover.
14: Mink Release Prompts Stevens Bill; Legislator to introduce law that would target eco-terrorists as organized criminals. Daily Herald (Washington), reproduced with permission.
30: Major Animal Charities Still Flunking the Ratings. A review of the latest Charity Navigator ratings.
10: IFTF Sponsors Luxury Fashion Event in Paris. International Fur Trade Federation press release.
21: Eco-Terrorists Stepping Up Attacks Across America. Heartland Institute commentary, reproduced with permission.
15: Oregonian Woman Receives Highest American Agri-Women Honor American Agri-Women press release.
6: "Mountains of Opportunity" : Montana Agri-Women to Host National Convention. Montana Agri-Women press release.
3: US Fur Retail Sales Surge Ahead in 2002. Fur Information Council of America press release.
30: Money Talks in San Diego Blaze. FCUSA commentary on the importance for fur farmers of an ELF arson.
26: Washington Fur Farm Raided by ALF; Reward Offered to Bring Terrorists to Justice
16: Planned Parenthood Win Landmark Free Speech Case; What's In It for the Rest of Us? Analysis of the relevance of the Nuremberg Files ruling for others, including animal users.
12: AR2003: Been There, Done That, Bought the T-Shirt. FCUSA commentary on this year's annual gathering of animal rights leaders.
5: US Mink Farmers See Prices Fall, Production Rise FCUSA analysis of National Agricultural Statistics Service annual report.
3: Demand Rises for Licensed Trappers Associated Press (Outside link to New Haven Register, Connecticut).
22: HSUS Pitches "Eco-Label" for Farm Animals; Which comes first? The chicken, the egg, the pork, or HSUS?
22: California's Outdated Wildlife Policy; Bill Proposes Lifting Trade Ban on 'Roos, 'Gators and Crocs
18: Ohio Bill Would Target Vandalism, Violence Against Farms Associated Press, outside link to the Akron Beacon Journal.
6: Norwegian Fur Farmers' Future Assured
3: Oregon Senate Takes Aim at "Ecosaboteurs"
22: Demand for Fur on the Increase as Sales Continue to Rise International Fur Trade Federation press release.
13: Hartsough Endowed Scholarship for Stephanie Pastva
24: ALFies Release Their 2002 Crime Report FCUSA commentary on an American crime wave.
12: Fur Hits the Runway for Fall 2003 with "Fur Rhythms" Fur Information Council of America press release.
18: Feminism and Fur FCUSA commentary on the ways in which PeTA demeans women and others.
14: Court Rules for English Fur Farmers in Compensation Battle
27: Dutch Government Fur Farming Ban Withdrawn European Fur Breeders Association press release.
23: Fur Fervor Commentary from the Salt Lake Tribune, reproduced with permission.
11: IFTF Meetings Show Greater Cooperation within International Fur Trade International Fur Trade Federation press release.
7: PETA's War on the World's Dispossessed Rich Lowry, editor of National Review, considers the damage done by fur opponents to the sealers of Canada.
3: "Provider Pals" Needs Fur Farmers
26: Amish Veal Producers Threatened by New Jersey Politicos; Consequences for All Livestock Farmers?
24: Danish Fur Breeders' Association Welcomes New Report on Fur Animal Production Copenhagen Fur Centre press release.
14: 2003 International Mink Show; Consolidating, Automating, and Cementing Friendships
10: Fur Fashion Expert to Share Trends at 56th International Mink Show
9: Boom in Fur Sales Boost Demand, Prices for Wild Game Pelts Anchorage Daily News report.
3: Major Animal Charities Flunk Annual Rating
3: ALF/ELF Claim Guilt for PA Mink Farm Arson
22: PeTA, HSUS Condemn Oil Spill - Not!
21: Keep Clicking Those Polls! CNN Fans Endorse Fur
20: PeTA Accused of Promoting "Eco-Disaster" with Fake Furs Marc Morano reports for CNSNews. (Outside link)
20: Plastic People Fail to Fluster Super-composed Supermodel Gisele retains poise in face of PeTA harassment.
16: Florida's Pigs Get Wings David Martosko of the Center for Consumer Freedom on constitutional protections for pigs.
5: FFA Honors Farm Service Agency and CSREES Official for Outstanding Service to Agricultural Education Farm Service Agency press release.
5: Badger State No. 1 in Mink; Wisconsin Leading Producer of Fur-Bearing Critters Associated Press / Marshfield News-Herald. (Outside link)
29: Vote NO on Florida Amendment 10: Piggy PAC
17: Calling Wisconsin! Museum Seeking Fur-Farming Artifacts
10: Dutch Shelve Fur Farm Ban Plan
30: Update: Farmers and Ranchers Win Battle for Safe Farms FCUSA commentary with reference to release of personal information on farmers, ranchers under Freedom of Information Act.
28: Rural England Demands Respect from London; Countryside Alliance Raises 400,000 Marchers
26: From Push to Shove : Radical environmental and animal-rights groups have always drawn the line at targeting humans. Not anymore The Southern Poverty Law Center reports on the growing scourge of eco-terrorism in North America. Also available in PDF format.
14: Nurturing Creativity for the Future: FCUSA's Teresa Platt Visits Denmark and the Saga International Design Centre
10: Vogue: The Fur Report
4: Earth Liberation Front (ELF) Cell Endorses Gun Use
1: IFTF Summit Hosts Diverse International Fur Trade
20: Wisconsin Gov. McCallum Announces Agricultural Development Zone Program Wisconsin Dept. of Commerce press release.
18: Small Iowa Mink Farmer Takes Big Hit from Eco-Terrorists
12: Agriculture Secretary Veneman Provides Nearly $100 Million to Assist Minority and Small Farmers USDA Farm Service Agency press release.
3: Canadian ALF Spokesman David Barbarash Raided at US Request
28: Fur wRaps The Hill Scores a Fifteen! Fur industry volunteers descend on DC.
20: US Fur Farms Continue Consolidation FCUSA analysis of the latest National Agrictultural Statistics Service report.
19: PeTA and the Making of a Conflict Industrialist: Gary Yourofsky Finally Lands a "Job"
15: Washington State University Thanks FCUSA for Scholarship Donation
11: Has Germany Adopted Animal Rights?
17: Get Real, Glaser! RealNetworks Boss Funding Real Nonsense
12: Anti-Terrorism Act Boosts Penalties for Animal Rights Violence
12: Calling All Directors! Let's Make a Movie!
20: Fur Sales Remain Strong in Unstable Economy Fur Information Council of America press release.
20: Not So Humane "Humane Education"; Bill Seeks to Move Animal Rights Propaganda into Californian Schools at Taxpayer Expense
29: "Democratization" of Fur Fur World magazine interviews Alan Herscovici, executive vice president of the Fur Council of Canada.
13: Cherries, Hopes Bloom in DC for "Fur wRaps the Hill"
5: North American ALF Year-End Report: A "Must Read"
28: International Fur Trade Federation Launches New Fashion Website IFTF press release.
20: Closing the Net on PeTA; IRS Urged to Pull Tax-Exempt Status
18: Science or Politics? European Commission Receives Controversial Fur-Farming Report
1: Mink Researcher Dr. John Gorham Honored by American Veterinary Epidemiological Society
25: New Styles, Old Fibers Environmental fashion consultant Delia Montgomery explores some exciting new fiber crafts, such as fox wool and fur-and-cotton yarn.
13: ALF/ELF Recent Spokesman Takes Fifth Amendment Before Congress Americans for Medical Progress press release.
12: FBI Testifies to House Ecoterror Hearing
12: FCUSA President Testifies to House Ecoterror Hearing
30: Schnell, Whyte Receive Time
29: Steve Gold: Fur New York's Man of the Year
28: Doug Kelly: New Executive Director at American Mink Council
27: Scottish Executive Out of Touch with Public Opinion on Fur British Fur Trade Association press release.
18: International Mink Show: 55 Years Young and Getting Better!
17: Ecoterrorists Behind $7 Million Colorado Arson?
7: National Public Radio: FCUSA debates Partnership for Civil Justice, Greenpeace, Animal Liberation Front
16: Must Read: "Socio-Economic Impact of European Fur Farming" New publication from the International Fur Trade Federation and the European Fur Breeders' Association.
23: Wear Your Fur Friday!
15: PATRIOT: Too Far or Not Far Enough? FCUSA commentary on the USA PATRIOT Act.
5: Congress "Extreme Terrorists" Says Former ELF Spokesman
1: Recommended Read: Rules for Corporate Warriors by Nick Nichols
30: Fur Council of Canada Publicity Blitz to Launch "Fur Month" Fur Council of Canada press release.
24: Terrorists Hit Iowa Farm Twice in Six Days
17: Abundant Species Act Campaign for Change 2002 Alliance for America press release.
17: Fur Farm Animals Released and Abandoned in Iowa
17: Media Links September 11 with Ecoterror FCUSA commentary on the similarities between international and domestic terrorism.
12: "Natural Fibres Like Fur Are Good for the Environment," Says UK Poll British Fur Trade Association press release.
7: There Are Animal Rights Terrorists, Too Commentary from the Star Tribune (Minneapolis), reproduced with permission.
3: ELF Subpoena Agreed to By Resources Committee; Colorado Congressman to Hold Hearing on Eco-Terrorism Next Year House Committee on Resources press release.
19: Secretary Veneman Releases Report on Food and Agricultural Policy for the New Century USDA Farm Service Agency press release.
9: Heads Up! National Farm Safety and Health Week
1: Summer School in Salt Lake City FCUSA's Teresa Platt reports on the Fur Breeders’ Agricultural Co-Op Summer School for fur farmers.
12: Careers in the Conflict Industry : HSUS and the Making of a Conflict Industrialist FCUSA commentary on the career of JP Goodwin.
10: US Fur Farming Consolidation Continues FCUSA commentary on the latest USDA figures.
12: Montreal to Launch Fashion Week in September Montreal Fashion Network press release
11: One Dark Night in Capitola : The Case of Schnell and Whyte
11: Keith Kaplan to Head Fur Information Council of America
18: Elusive Radicals Escalate Attacks in Nature's Name; While Targets Burn, FBI Searches for Way to Strike Back Outside link to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
3: Oregon Approves Ecoterror Bill
2: Hartsough Endowed Scholarship for Dr. Kerrie Beckett
1: National Animal Interest Alliance Calls on President Bush to Act Against Animal Rights Extremists
1: Fur Honors Its Own : Bill Evans and Jack Brennan
1: Dr. Richard Aulerich Retires from Michigan State University
23: Fur Commission USA Hits The Hill
21: US Fur Sales Up in 2000; Record Increase Is Largest in Recent History
16: EU Member States Stand Behind Mink Farmers in the Netherlands Dutch Fur Breeders Association press release.
7: McVeigh to PeTA: "Where Do You Draw the Line?" PeTA swaps notes with Oklahoma City bomber.
25: Strong Season Fuels Optimism for NAFFEM 2001 Fur Council of Canada press release.
24: Let Them Eat Cake! PeTA Sees Foot-and-Mouth Disease as the Final Solution
21: Pregnant Farm Animals Abandoned by "Liberators" in Washington State
19: Huntingdon Life Sciences Sues Animal Activists
12: A Domino Too Far; UK Government Tells Animal Rightists "Enough Is Enough" FCUSA commentary on fur farming ban, fox hunting, and Huntingdon Life Sciences
30: Exhibitor Space "Sold Out" for NAFFEM 2001 Fur Council of Canada press release.
15: Former Mink Farmer Wins Fourth Iditarod
14: "Sabotage Bill" Moves in Washington State
14: Utah Toughens Animal Rights Terrorism Penalties
8: Fur Fashion to the Rescue : Trapping Eases New Zealand's Plague of Possums By Hattie Klotz for the Ottawa Citizen.
26: Next Fall's Best Looks Six-part roundup of New York Fashion Week by Lisa Marcinek, Furs.com
20: FurWorks Canada's Success Confirms Designers' Craze for Fur Has Become Strong Street Trend Fur Council of Canada press release.
30: Dutch Government to Pursue Fur Farm Ban; Farmers Accuse Minister of Deception
26: Finnish Farmers Shocked by Dutch Government's Plan to Ban Fur Farming Finnish Fur Breeders' Association press release.
15: 54th International Mink Show A Huge Success!
15: Cold Shoulder or Thaw in the Political Ice? What significance does the 2000 election hold for resource providers?
11: Eco-Terrorist Group Prolific : The Earth Liberation Front's attacks rack up extensive damages From The Oregonian. (Outside link)
10: Charities Report Says HSUS Misleads Donors By the National Animal Interest Alliance.
28: Mink Will Be Slaughtered Under Ban on Fur Trade Daily Telegraph, London. (Outside link)
21: Veneman Picked for Agriculture Secretary
13: The Winter of 2000 Campaigns : Shivering for Synthetics Pity all those naked protesters!
12: Karakul Lamb : "Animal Rights" Group Attacks Remote Sheep Herders Fur Information Council of America press release.
11: Producers, Consumers and Clothing Confusion Is fur production really separate from the human food chain? Are sheepskin and leather really "by-products"?
20: Labour's 1 Million Pound "Gift" Costs Taxpayers 10 Times More to Ban Fur Farming British Fur Trade Association press release.
13: Goodbye Plastic People, Hello "Wear Your Fur Friday" Thanksgiving greeting from FCUSA.
12: New Law to Boost Consumer Confidence in Legitimate Fur Trade Dog/cat fur trade update. Updated Nov. 13.
4: Farmers' Letters Sway Judge in Justin Samuel Sentencing
3: Judge Says Animal Rights Campaigner Produced "Selective" Evidence Against Farmer British Fur Trade Association press release.
3: Animal Rights Activist Sentenced to Maximum Term for Mink Releases in Nation's First Prosecution of Animal Enterprise Terrorism U.S. Attorney, Western District of Wisconsin press release.
21: November Is Fur Month in Canada : "Look at Fur Now!" Fur Council of Canada press release
13: November Is Fur Month in Canada : "New look" furs drive 20% surge in exports Fur Council of Canada press release
10: California Congressman Randy Cunningham Champions Protection for Farmers and Researchers
26: Winter 2001-2002 Fashion Trends Previewed Fur Council of Canada press release
24: Charges Stayed Against Suspected Eco-Terrorists Barbarash, Thurston
22: Two Weeks After ALF Attack, Thousands of Mink Dead or Dying
13: ALF Pushing Nonsense Philosophy; Farmers Issue Challenge
12: Whistling Dixie - Chicks Will Not Strip for PeTA
10: Open Letter of Thanks from Earl Drewelow & Sons Fur Farm
9: Update on Attack on Iowa Mink Farm
7: Congress Attempts to Put Brakes on TMDL Juggernaut Special to FCUSA by Russell Frye of Collier Shannon Scott, PLLC.
7: Vandals on Road Trip Attack Farms, Abandon Animals in Broad Daylight
7: Over 10,000 Mink Stolen and Abandoned; Local Highway Taking Its Toll
7: UK Police Want More Power Against Animal Rights Terrorism
1: Norway's Highest Court Confirms Fur Farming As Valid Sector of Agriculture
1: Guilty Pleas Entered in Nation's First Prosecution of Animal Rights Terrorism for Mink Farm Releases U.S. Attorney, Western District of Wisconsin press release.
31: Accused Ecoterrorist Justin Samuel Pleads Guilty
29: Former Mink Farmer Wins Iditarod Race
13: Proposed Legislation Could Disrupt Responsible Organic Fur Trade Update of July 1999 commentary on HSUS's campaign to ban sales of "dog" and "cat" fur.
10: Fur Apparel Imports into US Surging Commerce Department data for April.
10: Dogs, Cats and HSUS : What You See Is Not What You Get! HSUS's proposed "dog and cat" fur legislation comes under scrutiny of House Ways and Means Committee.
9: Proposed Legislation Could Disrupt Responsible Organic Fur Trade Update of July 1999 FCUSA commentary on HSUS's campaign to ban sales of "dog" and "cat" fur.
21: US Mink Production Down Slightly, Pelt Value Rises Substantially; Five-Year Trends Positive FCUSA commentary on latest USDA figures.
14: Alliance for America Fly In for Freedom 2001 Alliance for America announcement.
12: Providing the Swing Vote : Alliance for America FCUSA commentary on the 10th Annual Fly-In for Freedom. See also Fly In Focus : Father Michael Beers of the Interfaith Council for Environmental Stewardship
10: A Day at the Races : The Fur Trade Is So Far Ahead of Politically Correct, Others Are Racing Just to Keep Up FCUSA commentary against a backdrop of horse flesh.
30: Lots of "Skin" on "Sex and the City" Commentary on HBO's new TV drama series.
28: Paula Lishman Named Canadian Fur Personality of the Year Fur Council of Canada press release.
21: Update on New Hampshire Mink Theft.
14: New Hampshire Mink Stolen and Abandoned : Nursing Females and Kits Casualties of War on Animals.
13: UK Government Still Fuzzy on Morals, Ethics FCUSA commentary on British bid to ban fur farming on moral grounds. (HTML or PDF)
10: Credibility of "Chinese Dog Fur" Story Questioned; Government Regulator Cautions Media About Misleading "Animal Rights" Videos Fur Council of Canada press release.
10: Make Mine Mink - and Sable and Fox : Fur Is Flying in this Boom Boom Economy From The Journal News (New York). Reproduced with permission.
31: Fur Sales Up in 1999 : Record Increase Substantiates Fur's Prominence with Consumers Fur Information Council of America press release.
30: EPA Targets Cows ... and You? Agency Seeks to Extend Its Authority Over Non-Point Source Pollution By FCUSA Executive Director Teresa Platt.
15: Attempt to Ban Fur Farming May Go to European Court From The Financial Times (London), reproduced with permission.
11: New Consumer Research Questions UK Government Move to Ban Fur Farming British Fur Trade Association press release.
10: April Showers Bring May Flowers ... and Technocrats? Commentary by FCUSA Executive Director Teresa Platt on the Clean Water Action Plan.
8: Montreal Hails Golden Age of Fur FCUSA executive director Teresa Platt has her eyes opened by the North American Fur & Fashion Exposition 2000.
1: The PR Problems of Canada's "Other" Seal Hunt : The Inuit, who depend on seals for food, seek a market for the skins Outside link to the Christian Science Monitor, with permission.
18: Wisconsin Governor Makes Good on Promise for Safe Farms
6: The BrewHaHa Continues : Moms and Milk vs. Peta-philes and Beer FCUSA commentary on PeTA's latest outrageous campaign.
27: British Fur Ban "Morally and Scientifically Unjustified" Says New Economic 'Think Tank' Report International Fur Trade Federation press release.
24: Wisconsin Joins Oregon in Attacking Eco-Terror with RICO Statutes
19: Animal Rightists Saved by Masks Update on Wisconsin fur farm harassment.
15: Unanimous Verdict : Fur Is Back!
15: PeTA Quits Fur War! Next Stop Leather
14: ALF Brothers Renounce Violence Update on 1997 firebombing of Utah feed co-op.
7: NAIA Conference Highlights Human Rights and Animal Welfare Includes also NAIA Animal Law Conference resolution.
5: Shoppers Warming Up to Fur Outside link with permission to the Columbus Dispatch (Ohio).
27: National Animal Interest Alliance Faces Opponents : Animal Rights Groups Outside link to The Oregonian.
15: Dogs, Cats and DNA FCUSA commentary on HSUS's campaign to ban "dog" and "cat" fur. (HTML or PDF)
5: Despite Controversy, Fur Farming Rather Mundane Outside link with permission to the Post-Bulletin (Rochester, Wisconsin). See also related story, Making a Living Out of Mink.
29: Fur or Faux : Despite Controversy, Popularity on Rise From the Times Union (New York). Reproduced with permission.
22: PeTA Members Protest Springfield Furrier From the State Journal-Register (Illinois). Reproduced with permission.
21: Terrorists Walk from Wisconsin Jail
18: Milwaukee Hosts Another Successful International Mink Show
18: Masked Terrorists Arrested for Harassing Wisconsin Farmer
16: CBC-TV Exposé Casts Doubt on "Dog Fur" Story Investigation by Canadian Broadcasting Corp. of shocking but unsubstantiated video. Outside link to National Animal Interest Alliance.
12: British Government on Misplaced Moral Crusade FCUSA commentary on bill to ban fur farming.
12: Double Dutch: Debating the Morality of Mink Farming (HTML or PDF)
25: Ho, ho, ho! Plastic Santas? (HTML or PDF format, Part 1 and Part 2) A seasonal look at "Evolutionary Fur" - guaranteed 100% unnatural! (Reprint from November 1998)
22: Greenland Pushing for Seal Fur Exports; Environmentalists Maintain Opposition. From the Dallas Morning News. Reproduced with permission.
17: Norwegian Court Rules in Favor of Fur Farming
16: FBI Names Assistant Director of Counterterrorism Division FBI press release.
13: Furs Still Are Needed Clothing - And Hardly Frivolous FCUSA letter in USA Today.
1: Free Trade and the WTO : Farmers Keep Close Eye on Seattle
30: Jesus Was an Omnivore, God the Father Was a Furrier FCUSA response to PeTA's "Jesus Was A Vegetarian" campaign.
24: Rites of Fall: Invasion of the Plastic People. Thanksgiving greeting from FCUSA.
23: Good Shepherds, Sheep, Predators and Seasons of Good Will (HTML or PDF) Seasonal commentary by FCUSA executive director Teresa Platt.
23: Fur Sales on the Rise for Holiday Season. Fur Information Council of America press release.
17: "Britain Sidelined on Animal Welfare," Warns British Fur Trade Association
17: Euro Fur Farmers Say Any UK Ban "Totally Unjustified"
17: Queen Bee Stings Back : Elizabeth II Condemns Terrorism, Ignores Fur Farming Victims
8: Farming Family Endures Sunday Attack by Veteran Conflict-Generation Group
3: A PeTA-esque Conversation FCUSA's Teresa Platt debates PeTA spokesmodel.
1: Animal Welfare Group Challenges Animal Rights Leadership to Denounce Corruption in Their Movement National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA) press release. Outside link.
30: Arsonists Hit Rhode Island Furrier; ALF Denies Use of Violence
29: Animal Use Abolitionists Place Bounty on Fur Farmers
28: Super Duper Recyclers - How Fur Farmers Turn Waste into Beauty (HTML or PDF)
23: Franciscan Sister Receives American Agri-Women's Veritas Award
13: David Barbarash : Profile of ALF's New Spokesman (HTML or PDF)
12: The Oregonian : A "Must Read" on Eco-Terror
10: Animal Activist Denies Charges : ALF Spokesman David Barbarash Says Officials Are Trying to Discredit Him From the Sheboygan Press. Reproduced with permission.
2: German Decree Impacting Fur Farming Overturned
20: Wisconsin Farm Bureau Increases Reward for Terrorists
19: Reflections on Being Burned in Effigy By FCUSA Executive Director Teresa Platt
19: President's Message from Gincy Beck
19: Solid Achievements at FCUSA Annual Meeting
17: FCUSA Holds Annual Meeting; Animal Rightists Launch Personal Attack
13: Twenty-Five Domesticated Foxes Missing in Minnesota; Farmer Concerned About Their Welfare
11: Another Co-op Bomber Pleads Guilty, Three Acquitted
1: Farmers Rally for Safe Farms From The Country Today (Eau Claire, Wisconsin). Reproduced with permission.
1: Mink Ranchers Appeal for Help From The Country Today (Eau Claire, Wisconsin). Reproduced with permission.
26: Congressman Addresses Wisconsin Farmers and Concerned Citizens at Safe Farms Support Rally
25: Wisconsin Farmers Speak Out for Safe Farms
20: North American Fur Auctions Announces Leonard Werner Scholarship
12: Flat Beer : Labatt Launches Insensitive Ad Campaign
12: HSUS Bid to Eliminate Trapping in Wildlife Management Passes House; Senate Next Target
10: Wisconsin Mink Farmers to Improve Security Measures After Vandalism From the Wisconsin State Journal. Reproduced with permission.
9: Animal-Use Abolitionists Continue 1999 Road Trip of Vandalism and Arson; Farmers Demand Action (HTML or PDF)
8: Second RICO Suit Filed Against Fur Protesters
3: Animal Rights Terrorists Vandalize Wisconsin Farm : 3,000 Domesticated Mink Released
28: US Mink Production, Pelt Value Dip in 1998; Five-Year Trends Positive
20: Stiffer Laws for Releasing Animals Sought From the Daily Press (Escanaba, Michigan). Reproduced with permission.
17: Fur America Meets in Chicago
13: Proposed Legislation Could Disrupt Responsible Organic Fur Trade (HTML or PDF) FCUSA commentary on HSUS's campaign to ban sales of "dog" and "cat" fur.
6: Furrier Files RICO Suit Philadelphia furrier seeks protection from racketeers.
2: Dutch Parliament Seeks Mink Farm Ban
23: US Fur Farmers Support EFBA as They Welcome European Council Recommendation
1: NAIA Cheers Gangs Amendment: Senators Hatch and Feinstein Propose Stricter Penalties for Animal Terrorists
24: Press Comments on Beverly Hills Labeling Initiative
18: Congressional Testimony of FCUSA Executive Director Teresa Platt on Animal Rights Terrorism and Eco-Terrorism (HTML or PDF format).
17: "Resource Provider Pals" Entertain and Educate 20 resource providers visit a D.C. school.
15: A Visit to Finland By FCUSA Executive Director Teresa Platt.
14: UK's Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill "Fundamentally Wrong" European Fur Breeders' Association press statement.
14: Base Fur Farming Decisions on Animal Welfare Parameters, Not Emotion British Fur Council press release.
11: Beverly Hills Voters Reject "Shock Politics"
8: Wall Street Journal Questions Bev Hills Labeling Campaign
6: "Fur Free 2000", Stage Two Update and analysis of HSUS's latest campaign with a trade barrier twist.
29: Fur Co-op Bombers Avoid Life
28: Exported Eco-Terrorist Yourofsky Sentenced on Testimony of Others
16: Court Finds IFAW Video "Evidence" Inadmissible
17: Don't Label Beverly Hills By FCUSA Executive Director Teresa Platt.
16: Early Canid Domestication: The Farm-Fox Experiment Direct link to "American Scientist" magazine.
5: A Word on Water : The Clean Water Act and Animal Feeding Operations By FCUSA Executive Director Teresa Platt
31: Beverly Hills Battles with Style and Grace Update on animal rights labeling initiative.
31: Top Market Research Firm Orders Retraction of Misleading Fur Claims British Fur Council press release on bid to ban fur farming in UK.
6: Battle of Britain : Can Fur Farmers Count on Democracy? Bill proposes banning UK fur farms.
4: They Kill Dolphins, Don't They? San Diego Weekly Reader interview with FCUSA Executive Director Teresa Platt.
4: Engaging Political Will (HTML or PDF) Animal rights terrorism moves up FBI priority list.
4: "America's Most Wanted" Nets Straight-Edgers
23: Quick Arrest for Bungling Terrorists in Washington State Raid
23: Two Sentenced for Ontario Raid
22: Two Arrested in Protest at Fur Auction Associated Press; reproduced with permission.
22: Fur Farmers Online in '99 FCUSA and Seattle Fur Exchange launch cybercasting.
11: In Beverly Hills, Fur Is Flying Over Truth-In-Slaughtering Label Direct link to Seattle Post-Intelligencer, with permission.
11: Discussing Fur's International Future in Amsterdam (HTML or PDF format)
9: HSUS Denies Furby "Misinformation"
8: Fur Labels Aren't Needed Editorial, Ventura County Star (CA), reproduced with permission.
7: Should Furs Have Tags on How Animals Were Killed? Reader's letter to Westside Weekly, a publication of the LA Times.
5: Fur Flies As City's Name Is 'Used'; This Is A Grievous Type of Fraud Editorial from Beverly Hills Courier on animal rights labeling initiative, reproduced with permission.
3: Hold the Label in 90210 Update on animal rights labeling initiative in Beverly Hills.
2: Trappers Are Ones in Box Reproduced with permission of syndicated columnist Fred LeBrun.
15: Existing Controls Over Fur Farmers in the United States FCUSA report to the International Fur Trade Federation.
11: Sensitivity to Cold Might Be Affliction: Raynaud's Phenomenon, reproduced from San Diego Union Tribune with permission.
10: Milwaukee Hosts International Mink Show
9: Santa in Synthetics Ecologically Incorrect FCUSA letter to Dayton Daily News.
9: ALF to Launch New Internet Offensive
9: Initiative Qualifies by A Hair. How Now in Beverly Hills?
7: "The Return of Fur : Once Near Fashion Extinction, It Is Roaming Runways Again," from The Orlando Sentinel, reproduced with permission.
24: HSUS Howls for Attention Would anyone really try to skin a live German Shepherd?
16: Violence of Animal-Rights Terror Groups Needs More Monitoring Letter to Washington Times.
15: Open Letter to Our Neighbors from Pipkorn Mink Ranch
15: Hunger Striker Blows His Horn - Then Quits
15: Saving Society from Animal Snuff Films
23: Are the Signatures Valid in Beverly Hills? Fur Farmers Think Not
20: Ho, ho, ho! Plastic Santas? (HTML or PDF format, Part 1 and Part 2) A seasonal look at "Evolutionary Fur" - guaranteed 100% unnatural!
18: British Fur Moves to End 'Intimidation' as Public Condemn Animal Rights Tactics. Press release from British Fur Council.
12: Terror on the Beasts' Behalf, from USA Today, reproduced with permission.
6: Animal Rights Signature Drive Goes Down in Flames in Beverly Hills
1: Vail Attack Spurs Feds into Action
28: ALF Vows Cyberspace "Offensive"
26: Domesticated Mink Released in Michigan; From Vail, Colorado to Michigan, Animal Rights / Eco-Terrorist Attacks Escalate (HTML or PDF)
19: Warming Up To Fur; Recently the most reviled of materials, fur is the fashion set's newest plaything, from Time magazine; direct link to Time's web site with permission.
13: Health Check: Get Warm Fur Winter and Don't Be a Dumb Animal, from The Independent (UK), reproduced with permission.
9: City Mink, Country Mink & Lessons from the Big City (HTML or PDF)
22: Grand Jury Indicts Two for "Ecoterror" Crime Spree
10: Utah Bomber Josh Ellerman Sentenced
7: UK Scientist Stephen Hawking Condemns Animal Rights Extremism
28: Animal Extremists Continue Their Road Trip of Vandalism
27: FBI to Investigate Wisconsin Animal Release
26: Missouri Seeks to Regularise Otter-Trapping
24: Vandals Strike in Iowa; Farmers Offer $100,000 Reward
21: Eco-Terrorists Hit Iowa Fox Farm
20: Carnage in the English Countryside (HTML or PDF format)
19: FCUSA Condemns Politically Motivated Terrorist Activities in Minnesota
13: Should Conflict Generation Be Rewarded by Non-profit Benefits? (HTML or PDF format)
13: Cres Vellucci and JP Goodwin Need Hat Stands
13: U.S. Department of Agriculture Puts Employees on Alert
2: UK Recruits Mink in Conservation Effort
23: Trading for History: Youthful 'Trappers' Swap 'Pelts' for Items and Stories at National Canal Museum
9: Wise Use Movement Leaders Denounce Violence of Extremist Left
6: ALF/ELF Take Credit for Joint Crime Against Research Facility
1: Can We Spell "Schizophrenia"?
1: Congress Holds Hearings on Eco-Terror
1: CRIMINALS' CORNER: Hearings in DC, Letterbombs in the UK
18: "Hold the Label," says Teresa Platt
18: Eco-Terror: We Need Your Help to Get Hearings in DC!
18: Californians Need Your Help to Defeat Two Initiatives
10: Animal Rights Campaigners Ordered to Withdraw False Fur Claims
1: Criminals' Corner Includes update on fugitive bomber Josh Ellerman.
4: Where Is This New Woman Coming From? Self-introduction from FCUSA's new executive director, Teresa Platt.
30: Teresa Platt Joins Fur Commission USA As Executive Director
Buckler, Kelly to Leave Fur Commission
Is Wicklund Wising Up?
17: Utah Animal Rights Criminals Sentenced to Jail
11: HSUS, PETA Hypocritical on Animal Cruelty
6: Fur Commission Praises FBI, ATF Action Against Animal Rights Violence
Major Magazines Rip PETA
Hinsdale criminals sentenced
PETA Bullies Babies, Little Boys