Farming Archives | Truth About Fur - The Blog! https://www.truthaboutfur.com/category/farming/ Truth About Fur Blog – Research, opinions and analysis Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:50:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.truthaboutfur.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TAFicon3-150x150.jpg Farming Archives | Truth About Fur - The Blog! https://www.truthaboutfur.com/category/farming/ 32 32 Fraser Valley Mink Farms: The Hidden Community Loss https://www.truthaboutfur.com/fraser-valley-mink-farms-the-hidden-community-loss/ https://www.truthaboutfur.com/fraser-valley-mink-farms-the-hidden-community-loss/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:50:14 +0000 https://www.truthaboutfur.com/?p=27437 Over the last couple of months, I needed care in our local hospital in Fraser Valley, British Columbia, for a...
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]]> https://www.truthaboutfur.com/fraser-valley-mink-farms-the-hidden-community-loss/feed/ 0 Mixed Signals: Is Fur Back or Not? https://www.truthaboutfur.com/mixed-signals-is-fur-back-or-not/ https://www.truthaboutfur.com/mixed-signals-is-fur-back-or-not/#comments Sun, 01 Feb 2026 08:20:58 +0000 https://www.truthaboutfur.com/?p=26987 Consumers are receiving mixed signals, with some saying fur is back and others saying it’s on its last legs. So...
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]]> https://www.truthaboutfur.com/mixed-signals-is-fur-back-or-not/feed/ 1 Mink Farmer Kirk Rankin Honoured https://www.truthaboutfur.com/mink-farmer-kirk-rankin-honoured/ https://www.truthaboutfur.com/mink-farmer-kirk-rankin-honoured/#respond Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:52:11 +0000 https://www.truthaboutfur.com/?p=25308 This March, veteran Ontario mink farmer Kirk Rankin was honoured by the Stratford Perth Museum with the addition of his...
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]]> https://www.truthaboutfur.com/mink-farmer-kirk-rankin-honoured/feed/ 0 BC Mink Farm Ban: Government Must Compensate Shuttered Farms https://www.truthaboutfur.com/bc-mink-farm-ban-government-must-compensate-shuttered-farms/ https://www.truthaboutfur.com/bc-mink-farm-ban-government-must-compensate-shuttered-farms/#respond Thu, 12 Sep 2024 06:23:30 +0000 https://www.truthaboutfur.com/?p=24587 Mink farmers were shocked and saddened recently by a leaked video showing Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s Public Health Officer,...
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]]> https://www.truthaboutfur.com/bc-mink-farm-ban-government-must-compensate-shuttered-farms/feed/ 0 Farmed Mink Are Domesticated, not “Captive Wildlife” as Activists Claim https://www.truthaboutfur.com/farmed-mink-are-domesticated-animals-not-captive-wildlife/ https://www.truthaboutfur.com/farmed-mink-are-domesticated-animals-not-captive-wildlife/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2023 16:31:44 +0000 https://www.truthaboutfur.com/?p=22719 Raised by humans for more than 150 years, farmed mink are significantly different from their wild cousins and are now...
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]]> https://www.truthaboutfur.com/farmed-mink-are-domesticated-animals-not-captive-wildlife/feed/ 5 How Our Views on Animal Use Form, and Why They Are Hard to Change https://www.truthaboutfur.com/how-our-views-on-animal-use-form/ https://www.truthaboutfur.com/how-our-views-on-animal-use-form/#respond Tue, 26 Apr 2022 08:16:24 +0000 https://truthaboutfur.com/?p=21755 In his 2012 book The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion, social and cultural psychologist...
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]]> https://www.truthaboutfur.com/how-our-views-on-animal-use-form/feed/ 0 BC Mink Farming Ban: Government Refuses Compensation for Devastated Families https://www.truthaboutfur.com/bc-mink-farming-ban-government-refuses-compensation-for-devastated-families/ https://www.truthaboutfur.com/bc-mink-farming-ban-government-refuses-compensation-for-devastated-families/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:31:00 +0000 https://truthaboutfur.com/?p=21704 British Columbia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries has yet to show any science to justify its drastic decision, last...
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]]> https://www.truthaboutfur.com/bc-mink-farming-ban-government-refuses-compensation-for-devastated-families/feed/ 3 Canadian Mink Farmers Will Fight Arbitrary Ban by BC Government https://www.truthaboutfur.com/canadian-mink-farmers-will-fight-arbitrary-ban-by-bc-government/ https://www.truthaboutfur.com/canadian-mink-farmers-will-fight-arbitrary-ban-by-bc-government/#respond Wed, 10 Nov 2021 06:27:43 +0000 https://truthaboutfur.com/?p=21649 On November 5, Lana Popham, British Columbia’s Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, announced that the province “is beginning a...
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]]> https://www.truthaboutfur.com/canadian-mink-farmers-will-fight-arbitrary-ban-by-bc-government/feed/ 0 Furmark Ambassadors Report on Certification Program’s Reception https://www.truthaboutfur.com/furmark-ambassadors-report-on-certification-programs-reception/ https://www.truthaboutfur.com/furmark-ambassadors-report-on-certification-programs-reception/#respond Sat, 31 Jul 2021 11:16:32 +0000 https://truthaboutfur.com/?p=21355 The International Fur Federation (IFF) has appointed a range of fur industry “Ambassadors” as well as retained the services of...
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]]> https://www.truthaboutfur.com/furmark-ambassadors-report-on-certification-programs-reception/feed/ 0 David Suzuki Got It Wrong; Mink Farming Makes Sense https://www.truthaboutfur.com/david-suzuki-wrong-mink-farming-makes-sense/ https://www.truthaboutfur.com/david-suzuki-wrong-mink-farming-makes-sense/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2021 02:44:00 +0000 http://www.truthaboutfur.com/blog/?p=16060 The following letter was first published by Powell River Peak in response to the January 30 article “David Suzuki and...
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