Why there’s reason to hope for Britain’s fastest declining mammal
Once a familiar sight along Britain’s riverbanks, water voles now face extinction—thanks to a new predator. Can these ...
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Crocodile Leather Has Kept On Selling Even Though Fur Has Fallen Out Of Favor Over Animal Welfare, But It Looks Like That's About To Change
There are 21 saltwater crocodile farms across northern Australia, and they are home to around 130,000 crocodiles. Their skins are […] ...
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Illinois Bill Would Require Disease Monitoring on Mink Farms to Safeguard Human Health
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends today’s filing of the Mink Facility Disease Prevention Act in Illinois, which ...
Polar bear fur could hold the secret to replacing ‘forever chemicals’
Now, researchers have discovered the bears have another unexpected Arctic adaptation: greasy fur. It’s a trait that, ...
As Industry Struggles, Who Are The World’s Biggest Fur Producers?
While fur coats remain status symbols in many cultures, fur producers have come under pressure on several fronts.
MPs sound alarm over 'very serious risk' of new pandemic from animal fur trade
In a letter to environment secretary Steve Reed, the cross-party group of 42 MPs and peers call for government backing for a ...
Cruel fur industry gets another nail in the coffin as China production massively falls
Campaigners welcomed the decline in numbers but said it is not a victory when there are still tens of millions of innocent animals being pointlessly slaughtered every year, just for their fur ...
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Activists release images of foxes at Finnish fur farms to push EU to ban the trade
The 27-country EU, according to its most recent figures, estimates about 1,000 fur farms with roughly 7.7 million animals — including mink, fox and raccoon dogs — are active in the bloc.