Fur Industry Aligns With Gas & Oil
We couldn’t have said it better ourselves. “Oil, Gas & Fur”, three of the most problematic “resources” of our civilization – resources that most of the world agrees should be replaced by sustainable, efficient and ethical technologies. Polluting, inefficient and emerging from systems of exploitation and violence – we’re happy that the fur industry has [...]
“Right Off The Rack” by Rebecca Hendin
“I think fashion is wonderful, being one of the many artforms of human self-expression. It reflects quite darkly on humanity, however, that any part of our self-expression should take its form in the death or destruction of other species. Wearing fur simply out of a desire for aesthetic beauty and self-expression is no more and [...]
True Religion Recommits to Fur-Free Policy
(June 5, 2012) – The Humane Society of the United States praised leading denim retailer, True Religion Brand Jeans, for pledging to become fur-free. The decision came just days after supporters of The HSUS, many of whom are also True Religion customers, contacted the company urging it to reverse its recent decision to begin selling [...]
That Fancy Fur Coat of Yours (Bredo Greve, 1977)
“That Fancy Furcoat of Yours” (Den fine pelskåpa di) is a Norwegian anti-fur movie made by Bredo Greve and Svein Krøvel back in 1977. Greve was hired to make the movie by the Swiss company “European Committee for the Protection of Seals and other fur Animals”, and was shot guerilla-style at a fur-animal farm near [...]
Notic Nastic
I had the opportunity to ask the New York/Berlin – based band Notic Nastic, whose new album, Fullscreen has hard-hitting and dark electronic beats with passionate lyrics calling for free-thinking and collaboration, what they think of fur. Here is their response: In the context of the modern world I’m always surprised to see that people [...]
Siouxsie Sioux for the Legendary LYNX
There is a fantastic article on the legacy of LYNX, the anti-fur organization that brought down the fur-farming industry in England, starting in the 1980′s in the Sadbury Mercury. LYNX was possibly the first organization to use hard-hitting ads, celebrities and models in their efforts, setting the tone for organizations that followed. Fur farming [...]
The Fashionistas of Fur Free Los Angeles Want You!
The fashionistas of the organization Fur Free Los Angeles are making waves. Amy Rebecca of La Belle Nuage was the one who broke the Urban Outfitters scandal, and who led a successful campaign against Planet Blue, and who, in October, got LF Stores in Los Angeles to pull all fur garments. Keep track of them [...]
11 Major Retailers Face Potential Civil & Criminal Penalties
The HSUS Files False Advertising Complaint over Fur Garments A sample from an Elizabeth and James by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen boot on Shopbop.com, a Marc by Marc Jacobs brand coat on RevolveClothing.com, fur from a Knoles & Carter brand vest – these and many other garments have one thing in common that will be [...]
Illegal Sale of Domestic Dog Fur Revealed at NYC Business
(July 18, 2012) – Following a two-year investigation, The Humane Society of the United States is revealing that a New York City business, Unique Product Enterprises, advertised and sold numerous products containing “dog fur” in apparent violation of federal law. The HSUS referred the matter to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which opened its own [...]
DUTCH FASHION SCENE CALLS FOR A FUR-FREE AMSTERDAM FASHION WEEK
Amsterdam, The Netherlands – May 29, 2012 Over a hundred Dutch designers, stylists, fashion magazines, photographers and celebrities are calling upon Amsterdam Fashion Week by means of an open letter to choose for a fur-free Fashion Week. They believe that putting fur-free fashion shows on stage is a logical step towards an innovative, sustainable and [...]
Animal Fur Sold as “Faux” by West Hollywood Retailer Kitson
(April 10, 2012) ─ The Humane Society of the United States revealed that popular Los Angeles area boutique Kitson recently sold three different items as “faux fur” that were actually real animal fur. These findings are based on independent laboratory analysis using microscopy. The items, which were sold through the boutique’s online store, are a [...]
Models protest Kardashian boutique DASH for fur sales
Armed with signs and a Care2 petition containing over 140,000 signatures of support, models Joanna Krupa and Katie Cleary staged a protest at DASH to condemn the boutique for selling fur. Cleary, a former America’s Next Top Model contestant, claims the fashion boutique, owned by the Kardashian sisters, sold her a $274 rabbit fur mix [...]
‘Flour Power’ with Ari Solomon
This week on HuffPo, Ari Solomon authored a clever response to Khloe and Kim Kardashian’s claim that Kim had violence committed against her with a bag of flour. Ari does a great job putting this in to context and showing who the real bullies are. Kim should thanking the “flour power” activist for finally putting to good [...]
‘Eco-friendly’ Fur Ad Banned
According to The Guardian, “An ad campaign claiming that it is “eco-friendly to wear fur” has been banned, after the advertising watchdog dismissed assertions that choosing fur is good because it “lasts a lifetime” and “helps conservation”. The ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) is an independent European council that makes sure all advertisements are legal, decent, [...]
There Is More To Your Fur
“Fur is an unnecessary luxury product which forces animals into a horrible life in Dutch farms. Millions of mink wait in cramped cages until they are gassed and skinned. Also, raccoons, foxes, and rabbits are bred in cramped cages and then are quickly electrocuted and brutally slain and sometimes skinned alive.” - http://www.bontvoordieren.nl/
Belgium says ‘no’ to animal fur
9 out of 10 in favor of legal ban on fur farming Brussels, 22 February 2012 – A study carried out by research bureau Ipsos on behalf of GAIA (Global Action in the Interest of Animals) has shown that nearly 9 out of 10 Belgians (86%) speak out in favor of a legal ban on [...]
Trapping Now Called “Free-Range” Fur
Thanks Vice Magazine. You always amaze me with your liberal façade that hides a super-conservative agenda. In a recent piece by Jenni Avins entitled “Free Range Fur: Is It Still Murder If You Trap It, Skin It, and Sew It Yourself?“ the author says that trapping “has the potential be the fashion-industry equivalent of sustainable, free-range, [...]
Sculptor, Sarah Young
By Sarah Corneal Sarah Young is an inspiring young sculptor who is also a vegan and anti-fur. Her work speaks for animals simply by not using them; instead she creates unique coats using human hair. If this may seem somewhat peculiar, then what makes it less strange then wearing the hair of another animal? It [...]
Charlie & Canada Goose’s “Humane” Coyote Trim
“Charlie” is a pet coyote who was orphaned and rescued by author and photographer, Shreve Stockton: Charlie is a wild-born coyote who was unexpectedly delivered to my doorstep in April 2007 after both his parents were shot for killing sheep. Whatever reservations I had about raising a wild animal simply didn’t matter – couldn’t matter [...]
FTC to Hold Public Hearing on Fur Products Name Guide
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/11/furlabeling.shtm 11/16/2011 The Federal Trade Commission will hold a public hearing on December 6, 2011, to obtain input on whether to amend the agency’s Name Guide that lists the common animal names that are allowed on fur labels. The hearing is part of a review of the Name Guide required by Congress under the Truth [...]
Mario Kills Tanooki
Nothing is wrong with a digital fur coat any more than a faux fur… but while some folks in the media seem to think that criticizing Mario for wearing fur is silly, the animal advocates at PETA who came up with the Mario Kills Tanooki concept are probably doing much more than just using some [...]
Finalists Announced in Cool vs. Cruel Fur-Free Design Contest
Eighteen students from The Art Institutes have been chosen to represent their school in the seventh annual Cool vs. Cruel fashion design competition sponsored by The Humane Society of the United States and The Art Institutes. The competition challenges Art Institutes students in fashion design programs throughout the United States and in Vancouver to creatively [...]
Alaska Magazine Editor Slams Trapping
photo by Tim Woody, editor, Alaska Magazine “This is no way to see a beautiful animal,” starts Tim Woody, editor of Alaska Magazine. Feeling “pity, and anger” he documented the inglorious death of one of the planet’s most maligned animals, the wolf. Look closely at the image and you can see the wolfs eye, acknowledging [...]
BCBG (Bunnies Caged, Bunnies Gashed)
The initials BCBG do not stand for “Bunnies Caged, Bunnies Gashed”, but they might consider changing it to that. In 2008 BCBG signed a pledge to be fur-free, but has quickly gone back on their word and included plenty of sad, dead rabbit fur in their Holiday 2011 collection. Fur is no holiday for rabbits [...]
