The Canadian Seal Hunt

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

THE BLOODY FACTS

Many people remember the high profile campaigns against the clubbing of baby seals back in the 70’s and 80’s but few people realise that the number of young seals being killed is now greater than when the campaigns began. In the last four years the Canadian government has allowed 1 1/4 million baby seals to be brutally slaughtered by clubbing and shooting, with the majority of seals killed aged three months or younger.

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The Trade in Dog and Cat Fur

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

STOP PRESS

On Tuesday 19 June the EU voted to ban the trade in dog and cat fur which means that it is no longer to import, export or trade in the products from domestic dogs or cats anywhere in the European Union.

Rabbit Fur - the facts

Monday, October 23, 2006

Introduction

Recent figures suggest that around 180 million rabbits are bred and killed each year primarily for their fur, with Europe and China being the biggest producers.

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Trapping

Friday, September 22, 2006

Millions of the world’s most beautiful wild animals are still being trapped each year just for their skins, using some of the most barbaric and crude devices ever invented. The three main trapping nations are, in order of the number of animals killed each year, the USA, Russia and Canada.

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Fur Factory Farming

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Breeding animals for their fur originated in Canada at the beginning of the twentieth century. 300 years of relentless trapping of the world’s wildlife for fur had caused many species to virtually disappear. New sources of fur were sought and trappers began to catch animals alive to rear and breed in captivity.

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The Ethical Case Against Fur Farming

Sunday, September 03, 2006

A statement by an international group of academics, including ethicists, philosophers and theologians. Written by The Revd Professor Andrew Linzey.

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Endangered Species

Saturday, September 02, 2006

The trade in wild furs has been responsible for the widespread decline of many species and has even caused the extinction of some. By the end of the 17th century the majority of Europe’s larger mammals had already been wiped out from most areas of their range and the fur traders were forced to look overseas for new sources of skins. 

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Karakul Lamb Production

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Mary Wore a Little Lamb....

For years the fur industry has told the world that karakul lamb furs - also known as broadtail, astrakhan and Persian Lamb - are simply by-products of the meat industry. It also claimed that the most sort after pelts - those, sickeningly, taken from unborn lambs - were collected as a result of naturally occurring, spontaneous sheep abortions.

It will hardly come as a surprise to anyone who has listened to the fur trade’s spin over the years that a recent investigation by the Humane Society of the United States has found the truth of the matter to be somewhat different.

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