animal welfare Archives | Truth About Fur - The Blog! https://www.truthaboutfur.com/tag/animal-welfare/ Truth About Fur Blog – Research, opinions and analysis Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:27:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.truthaboutfur.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TAFicon3-150x150.jpg animal welfare Archives | Truth About Fur - The Blog! https://www.truthaboutfur.com/tag/animal-welfare/ 32 32 Fur Fights Back: Ontario Trappers Launch New Public Education Campaign https://www.truthaboutfur.com/fur-fights-back-ontario-trappers-launch-new-public-education-campaign/ https://www.truthaboutfur.com/fur-fights-back-ontario-trappers-launch-new-public-education-campaign/#respond Sat, 27 Aug 2022 08:33:19 +0000 https://truthaboutfur.com/?p=21789 Hoping that trapping associations across Canada will be inspired to follow suit, the Ontario Fur Managers Federation (OFMF) is launching...
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]]> https://www.truthaboutfur.com/fur-fights-back-ontario-trappers-launch-new-public-education-campaign/feed/ 0 “Get on the Offensive” Says Rhode Island Furrier Dino Quaglietta https://www.truthaboutfur.com/get-on-the-offensive-says-rhode-island-furrier-dino-quaglietta/ https://www.truthaboutfur.com/get-on-the-offensive-says-rhode-island-furrier-dino-quaglietta/#respond Fri, 08 Jul 2022 03:54:29 +0000 https://truthaboutfur.com/?p=21778 The proposed fur ban in Rhode Island has been defeated. The bill, HB7361/SB246, which, if passed, would have banned the...
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]]> https://www.truthaboutfur.com/get-on-the-offensive-says-rhode-island-furrier-dino-quaglietta/feed/ 0 Doug Chiasson: What Does the Fur Institute’s New ED Bring to the Table? https://www.truthaboutfur.com/doug-chiasson-fur-institute-executive-director/ https://www.truthaboutfur.com/doug-chiasson-fur-institute-executive-director/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2022 11:51:17 +0000 https://truthaboutfur.com/?p=21770 Last April 4, Doug Chiasson assumed the post of executive director of the Fur Institute of Canada, an independent entity founded...
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]]> https://www.truthaboutfur.com/doug-chiasson-fur-institute-executive-director/feed/ 1 Should the Fur Trade Take UK Tabloids More Seriously? https://www.truthaboutfur.com/should-fur-trade-take-uk-tabloids-seriously/ https://www.truthaboutfur.com/should-fur-trade-take-uk-tabloids-seriously/#respond Sun, 05 Jun 2022 09:32:01 +0000 https://truthaboutfur.com/?p=21768 Like most writers, those of us in public relations are prone to vanity. If we can choose between having an...
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]]> https://www.truthaboutfur.com/should-fur-trade-take-uk-tabloids-seriously/feed/ 0 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/trapline-tales-ramblings-from-lifetime-of-trapping/feed/ 0 “Fur Fights Back!” It’s Time for a Strong Industry Communications Campaign https://www.truthaboutfur.com/fur-fights-back-its-time-for-strong-industry-communications-campaign/ https://www.truthaboutfur.com/fur-fights-back-its-time-for-strong-industry-communications-campaign/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2022 07:50:20 +0000 https://truthaboutfur.com/?p=21719 Fur is under attack like never before. Hardly a week goes by without news of some brand dropping fur, or...
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]]> https://www.truthaboutfur.com/fur-fights-back-its-time-for-strong-industry-communications-campaign/feed/ 1 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 Recycling Vintage Fur New Zealand Style https://www.truthaboutfur.com/recycling-vintage-fur-new-zealand-style/ https://www.truthaboutfur.com/recycling-vintage-fur-new-zealand-style/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2021 12:33:40 +0000 https://truthaboutfur.com/?p=21677 Jane Avery is a couture designer from Dunedin, New Zealand, known for her bespoke garments combining exotic fabrics with wild...
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]]> https://www.truthaboutfur.com/recycling-vintage-fur-new-zealand-style/feed/ 2 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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