Upsetting news from the Daily Mail has found that mink on a fur farm in Lithuania are attacking and eating each other in their terrible conditions. The animals were filmed by an animal rights group. The video shows the mink jumping up and down in their tiny cages and leaping in distress. One part of the video shows an animal has been ripped […]
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Breaking! California is Now the First State in the Nation to Ban Fur
On Friday, California became the first state in the United States to ban fur. A bill signed by Governor Newsom that will make it illegal to sell, donate or manufacture fur products in California. The law applies to all clothing, handbags shoes and other items made with fur. The news came as relief to animal […]
Bill to Ban the Sale of Fur Passes the California Senate!
Just last week, the state of California banned fur trapping when Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Wildlife Protection Act of 2019 into law. Now, in more good news, they are very close to banning the sale of fur altogether! California could become the first state in the country to ban the sale of fur. Bill […]
Norway killing whales to feed animals on fur farms
Animal welfare nightmare – with no demand for the meat, the Norwegian government has a horrific and perverse way of maintaining its cruel and unnecessary hunts As the Norwegian whaling industry prepares for the start of the 2019 whaling season, it is time to yet again scrutinize operations that are widely and strongly condemned on […]
Petition: Ban Fur in New York!
The fur industry is horrifically cruel. Precious animals that should be free in the wild are bred on fur farms in terrible conditions. The most common victims of this industry are mink, foxes, chinchillas, and rabbits. They’re kept in small, uncomfortable wire cages often in their own filth and amongst the corpses of the other […]
Ireland Will Ban Fur Farms, Saving Thousands of Minks!
Minks are the most common animals to be farmed for fur. Unfortunately, they are subjected to terrifying lives of misery. They are semiaquatic mammals of the Mustelidae family, which includes otters, ferrets, and weasels. They’re confined to tiny, barren wire cages on fur farm and aren’t able to swim or enjoy their natural habitats which […]
Los Angeles is on Track to Become the Largest City Yet to Ban Fur
Animal advocates are celebrating some major progress for animals in Los Angeles, which is about to become the biggest city yet to act to ban fur. This week, the City Council voted unanimously to direct the city attorney to draft an ordinance that would ban both the manufacturing and sale of fur products, which would […]
POLL: Should there be an all-out ban on fur imports?
A new report from the UK government calls on retailers to do a better job at identifying what they’re selling. The debate over fur is heating up in the UK. Just a few weeks ago, Parliament argued about whether or not to ban fur imports, a discussion that was triggered by a petition with nearly […]