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Alan Herscovici, Senior Researcher, Truth About Fur

Alan Herscovici, Senior Researcher, Truth About Fur

Alan Herscovici is the senior researcher and writer for Truth About Fur. Alan was raised in a fur family. His grandfather came to Canada in 1913 as a young fur artisan, having learned the craft from his own father in Paris. Alan’s father was a respected Canadian fur manufacturer and sales agent. After receiving his BA from McGill University (First Class Honours, Political Science and Economics) and an MA from the University of Sussex (Political Economy), Alan worked as a writer, freelance journalist and communications consultant. Alan’s published work includes the award-winning Second Nature: The Animal-Rights Controversy (CBC, 1985; General Publishing, 1991), the first book to present a balanced critique of the animal-rights philosophy from an environmental and social justice perspective. From 1997 to 2016, he served as Executive Vice-President of the Fur Council of Canada where he initiated pioneering programs to increase understanding and appreciation of the fur trade including, notably, www.Furisgreen.com. He shares his life with a pampered Lab-Golden rescue dog, an aquarium of fish, the latest in a long series of budgerigars, and some wonderful humans.

Anti-Fur Protesters Now Rebels Without A Cause?
Animal Rights November 13, 2017 November 13, 2017

Anti-Fur Protesters Now Rebels Without A Cause?

Anti-fur protesters today are an established part of our autumn scenery, like falling leaves or the southbound migration of Canada geese. But, in fact,…

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Fur Protests: How to Protect Your Retail Business
Animal Rights, Design & Fashion October 25, 2017 October 25, 2017

Fur Protests: How to Protect Your Retail Business

The fur retailing season is beginning, and with it we can expect the usual flurry of fur protests. Despite decades of anti-fur campaigning, activists…

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Fur-Free Gucci Policy Contradicts Company’s “Sustainability” Claims
Design & Fashion, Environment & Conservation October 18, 2017 November 22, 2017

Fur-Free Gucci Policy Contradicts Company’s “Sustainability” Claims

Gucci CEO Marco Bizzarri puzzled many when he recently announced that the prestigious design label would go “fur-free” in 2018. The confusion wasn’t about…

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Adventures of a Pro-Fur Warrior
Animal Rights September 22, 2017 September 22, 2017

Adventures of a Pro-Fur Warrior

It has been some 35 years since I began promoting the ethical credentials of the fur trade and denouncing the fallacies of animal-rights extremism….

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Abundant Furbearers: An Environmental Success Story
Environment & Conservation, Most Popular, Trapping & Hunting September 15, 2017 October 18, 2018

Abundant Furbearers: An Environmental Success Story

People I speak with are often astounded to learn that all the furs we use today are abundant. “We never use furs from endangered…

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It’s Time to Say “No” to Anti-Fur Hate Groups
Animal Rights August 25, 2017 December 7, 2017

It’s Time to Say “No” to Anti-Fur Hate Groups

Now that recent actions by White Supremacists and Neo-Nazis have sparked discussion about the importance of tolerance in a modern, multi-cultural society, perhaps it…

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The Country that Fur Built: Canada’s Fur Trade History
Cultural Heritage June 29, 2017 July 6, 2017

The Country that Fur Built: Canada’s Fur Trade History

As Canadians prepare to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation (July 1, 1867), and also the 375th anniversary of the founding of Montreal (May…

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Ethical Fur Versus Intolerant Animal Activists
Animal Rights, Morality & Ethics March 22, 2017 February 21, 2018

Ethical Fur Versus Intolerant Animal Activists

This article was first published in The Villager, March 16, 2017.  As someone brought up in the Canadian fur trade and who has spent…

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Wild Furs: An Earth-Friendly Clothing Choice
Environment & Conservation, Trapping & Hunting March 8, 2017 October 4, 2018

Wild Furs: An Earth-Friendly Clothing Choice

At a time when we, as consumers, are being urged to “care for our planet” and make environmentally-responsible choices, we should take a closer…

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