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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.

6 Reasons Why Banning Fur Sales Is a Very Bad Idea
Animal Rights, Cultural Heritage, Environment & Conservation, Farming, Fur Hypocrites, Morality & Ethics, Political Campaigns, Trapping & Hunting, Urban Wildlife April 11, 2019 December 14, 2020

6 Reasons Why Banning Fur Sales Is a Very Bad Idea

Recent proposals by Los Angeles, San Francisco, and now New York city councilors to ban fur sales should not only worry furriers who risk…

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Pamela Paquin – In Praise of “Accidental Fur”
Design & Fashion March 25, 2019 February 17, 2020

Pamela Paquin – In Praise of “Accidental Fur”

The strength of the fur industry is that it is always reinventing itself.  In the 1970s and 1980s, it was the revival of wild…

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Fur Retail: The Art and Science of Making Sales
Design & Fashion February 3, 2019 December 15, 2019

Fur Retail: The Art and Science of Making Sales

Most of our TruthAboutFur blog posts discuss the environmental and ethical implications of fur production, because critics of the industry have focused on trapping…

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Media Coverage of Fur Debate Short on Facts, Serious Analysis
Morality & Ethics December 17, 2018 December 15, 2019

Media Coverage of Fur Debate Short on Facts, Serious Analysis

One of the most frustrating aspects of the current fur debate is the lack of any real facts or serious analysis in most media…

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Fur Bans: Society Has Much More to Lose than Fashion
Cultural Heritage, Farming, Trapping & Hunting November 8, 2018 February 20, 2020

Fur Bans: Society Has Much More to Lose than Fashion

When animal activists pressure designers to stop using fur in their collections, or politicians to ban the sale of fur products in their cities,…

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Proposals to Ban Fur Sales Are Anti-Ecological
Animal Rights, Design & Fashion, Environment & Conservation, Most Popular, Political Campaigns August 23, 2018 December 15, 2019

Proposals to Ban Fur Sales Are Anti-Ecological

After pressuring a number of designer brands to stop using fur in their collections, animal activist groups that seek to impose a vegan lifestyle…

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Spring Muskrat Trapping in Quebec
Trapping & Hunting August 16, 2018 December 15, 2019

Spring Muskrat Trapping in Quebec

It was a crisp, bright morning in early April when I set out for my first lesson in Spring muskrat trapping. I had agreed…

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The Truth About “Fur Free” Designer Brands
Animal Rights, Design & Fashion, Environment & Conservation, Misinformation June 11, 2018 December 15, 2019

The Truth About “Fur Free” Designer Brands

Over the past months, several prominent designer brands have announced that their collections will henceforth be “fur free”. Animal activists have been quick to…

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Sustainability: New Story Signals a Bright Future for Fur
Animal Rights, Environment & Conservation March 9, 2018 February 20, 2020

Sustainability: New Story Signals a Bright Future for Fur

The growing media and public interest in sustainability – especially among young people – provides an extraordinary opportunity for the fur trade. To understand…

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