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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.

Fur Family Photo Album – from Truth About Fur
Cultural Heritage May 19, 2015 July 24, 2015

Fur Family Photo Album – from Truth About Fur

After some 30-odd years of tracking animal activists and speaking out for the fur trade (and some of those years were quite “odd” indeed!),…

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After 50 Years, Fur Trade Turns Tables on Activists
Animal Rights, Cultural Heritage, Environment & Conservation, Misinformation, Political Campaigns February 27, 2015 August 27, 2018

After 50 Years, Fur Trade Turns Tables on Activists

We are the people of the fur trade and we will be silent no longer! That is the new rallying cry of our proud and…

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Ontario Trappers Protect People and Property
Environment & Conservation, Trapping & Hunting, Urban Wildlife January 15, 2015 October 4, 2018

Ontario Trappers Protect People and Property

Ontario trappers have launched an exciting new campaign to inform the public about how they protect people and property by responsibly managing wildlife populations. “We are…

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Fight Climate Change with Style: Wear Real Fur Not Fake
Environment & Conservation September 25, 2014 July 24, 2015

Fight Climate Change with Style: Wear Real Fur Not Fake

A million people took to the streets around the world, last week, calling on their governments to take action on climate change. Individuals are…

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Public Morals and Trade Bans: WTO Caves
Animal Rights, Morality & Ethics, Political Campaigns May 28, 2014 January 14, 2020

Public Morals and Trade Bans: WTO Caves

Public morals and their protection are certainly a concern for governments, but is the EU abusing its authority in using morality as an excuse…

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Putin’s Leopard and Danish Giraffes!
Animal Rights, Environment & Conservation, Misinformation, Morality & Ethics, Political Campaigns February 13, 2014 September 10, 2015

Putin’s Leopard and Danish Giraffes!

“…Father believed that there was an animal even more dangerous than [humans], and one that was extremely common too: the redoubtable species Animalus anthropomorphicus,…

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Lies Activists Tell (#3): The CE Delft Report
Animal Rights, Environment & Conservation, Misinformation, Morality & Ethics, Political Campaigns February 11, 2014 December 31, 2019

Lies Activists Tell (#3): The CE Delft Report

In their attempt to discredit the environmental credentials of the fur trade, activists often cite a “life cycle assessment” (LCA) produced by CE Delft,…

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Lies Activists Tell:  #2 – “University of Michigan / Ford Motor” report
Animal Rights, Case Studies, Environment & Conservation, Misinformation January 30, 2014 July 24, 2015

Lies Activists Tell: #2 – “University of Michigan / Ford Motor” report

In our last post, we exposed how activists lie when they claim that the World Bank condemned fur dressing as “highly polluting”. Today we…

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Lies Activists Tell: #1 – Environmental Impact of Fur
Animal Rights, Case Studies, Environment & Conservation, Misinformation January 21, 2014 May 27, 2020

Lies Activists Tell: #1 – Environmental Impact of Fur

The Fur Council of Canada’s Fur is Green campaign clearly caught animal activists by surprise. In their scramble for a rebuttal, they have resorted…

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