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The war on animal products is bad for conservation and bad for the poor. Whether it is silk, cashmere, leather or fur, animal-derived fashion products are increasingly coming under fire from activist groups. Campaigns to ban fur have transformed into a broader movement against all animal-derived products. The animal-rights organisation, PETA (People for the Ethical…
My mother, Vivian Jarrett-Irving, is the owner of two fur coats: a full-length mahogany mink and a fox that hits right below the knee. Both hang from pegs she affixed to the back wall of her bedroom closet, as if their sensual, febrile glamour were too singular to be slotted in among the racks of…
Direct Action Everywhere founder Wayne Hsiung is often in the headlines for his group’s radical protests, including an April 2018 arrest at a Boulder, Colo., Whole Foods store and an array of other arrests resulting in charges. Hsiung also made headlines when he and an estimated 400 protesters illegally entered a Petaluma, Calif., poultry farm…
Plastic Waste Fuels the Fire in Faux vs. Real Fur Debate Originally posted at https://wwd.com/business-news/government-trade/plastic-waste-fuels-fire-faux-real-fur-debate-1202937005/ By Samantha Conti December 18, 2018 LONDON — To use fur, or not? That is the question vexing fashion brands and retailers large and small as a new generation of animal-rights activists rises up and does battle with the growing anti-plastic lobby…
Fur Makes Curriculum Comeback at High School for Fashion Industries By Lindsey Christ New York City The fur machines sat in the basement, gathering dust for decades. But they are whirling again at the High School of Fashion Industries thanks to some of the city’s aging furriers who want to train a new generation in…
Far removed from urban activists, Jane Dragon makes hand and foot warmers outside her family home in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. The recent surge in anti-fur campaigning makes me feel angry, but also very sad. Angry, because most anti-fur rhetoric is so completely misinformed and malicious. Sad, because the public debate about fur is based…
THE VINSON VIEW Quality maniac and master shopper Nick Vinson on the who, what, when, where and why. Last January, I posted two images on Instagram a day apart, and was perplexed by the comments I received. One image was of a 1970s fox fur bolero, the other a shearling blanket. Followers who detested the…
The animal rights movement of today is quickly moving in the direction of a radical theocracy. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) by Will Coggin Earlier this week, the Los Angeles City Council voted to move forward with a potential ban on the sale and manufacturing of any products using natural fur. The move follows pressure from animal…
Would Americans really rather go naked than wear fur? Not by a long shot. Originally Posted – 3/22/2018 on Marketwatch Maria LaMagna The city of San Francisco announced this week it’s banning the sale of animal fur products. The ordinance was made by the city’s Board of Supervisors, a legislative body in the city. It…
WEST HANTS, N.S. — Mink farmers from across the province are pleased with the result of the inaugural Nova Scotia Mink Farmers for Warmth campaign. More than 500 items of winter clothing were collected and distributed throughout Hants County and the Digby to Yarmouth region.”It did better than we expected,” said Brian Huntley, of Burlington…