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Fur Industry Challenges San Francisco Fur Ban

Featured Articles, In the News, Regulations, UncategorizedBy Fur Commission USAJanuary 14, 2020

FCUSA: San Francisco’s Attack on Consumer Choice is Unconstitutional Medford, OR— Fur Commission USA (FCUSA) applauds the filing of a lawsuit seeking to overturn San Francisco’s ban on the sale of new fur and fur trimmed coats. The City ordinance/ban prohibits the sale of all fur apparel, including coats, trims, and accessories. It took full…

Anti Fur Activists Use Faked Video – the IFF Investigates

Animal Rights, Fur Farming, In the News, Mink Farming, VideoBy Fur Commission USAApril 6, 2019

Who says video doesn’t lie? Animal rights activists have been using an old video from China that supposedly shows inhumane treatment (“skinning alive”) of animals used for fur. We found the men in the video and we now know it was staged. They were paid to abuse an animal. This video was put on YouTube…

There’s no Reason to Fake it with Fur

Featured Articles, Fur Fashion, Sustainability, VideoBy Fur Commission USAJanuary 30, 2018

The global fur trade is launching a campaign that highlights sustainable high quality real fur versus manufactured plastic furs utilizing synthetic fibers made from petrochemicals. The new global campaign declares, “There’s no Reason to Fake it with Fur”.  A small vocal minority composed of activist groups are pushing fake fur as an ethical choice for…

Fur and Shearling Take Center Stage at 2016 Fashion Weeks

Featured Articles, Fur Fashion, LifestyleBy Fur Commission USAMarch 21, 2016

Fur and shearling made their mark across all four leading Autumn-Winter 2016 (AW 16) fashion weeks, with an estimated 70% of collections overall featuring the natural material. Considering that fur was also hugely prominent during the menswear AW 16 collections earlier in the year, it’s clear that designers and consumers are enjoying using and wearing…

Humane Care Certification

Animal Husbandry, Featured Articles, RegulationsBy Fur Commission USAJanuary 25, 2016

What is the Humane Care Merit Award Certification Program? The fur industry’s Humane Care Merit Award program, launched in 1989, was one of the first formalized humane care certification programs in U.S.

The Mink Industry A Market for Fish Waste

SustainabilityBy Fur Commission USANovember 5, 2014

Fish Waste Is Going to Waste In Norway, farmed fur animal producers purchase almost 50,000 tons of waste from fish poultry and meat production. 

Detroit’s Fur Industry Still Here After 300 Years

Mink FarmingBy Fur Commission USASeptember 3, 2014

The Fur Industry was Formed in Detroit When the French built Fort Pontchartrain on the banks of the Detroit River in 1701, there was a very big reason why: fur.

High School Ag Programs Flourish as Farms Dwindle

Mink FarmingBy Fur Commission USAMay 3, 2014

Modern Agriculture Programs Go Beyond the Farm High school agriculture programs sprouting across the nation’s Corn Belt are teaching teenagers, many of them in urban environments, that careers in the field often have nothing to do with cows and plows.

Food Companies Unhappy With FDA Feed Proposal

Regulations, SustainabilityBy Fur Commission USAApril 4, 2014

Food Industry Prevents Greenhouse Gases Food safety overhaul could inadvertently send much of the reusable food back to landfills.

Government & Industry Regulations

Featured Articles, Mink Farming, RegulationsBy Fur Commission USAJuly 8, 2012

Government Regulations Affecting Mink Fur Farming The status of farmed mink is recognized in US federal law (US Code Title 7, Chapter 7, § 433) and, in common with all livestock,

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