Why there’s reason to hope for Britain’s fastest declining mammal
Once a familiar sight along Britain’s riverbanks, water voles now face extinction—thanks to a new predator. Can these ...
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Illinois Bill Would Require Disease Monitoring on Mink Farms to Safeguard Human Health
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends today’s filing of the Mink Facility Disease Prevention Act in Illinois, which ...
As Industry Struggles, Who Are The World’s Biggest Fur Producers?
While fur coats remain status symbols in many cultures, fur producers have come under pressure on several fronts.
Mink 'control' policy in bid to save water voles
A policy to control invasive minks in Leicestershire and Rutland in a bid to protect water vole populations has been approved ...
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A Call to Phase Out Mink Farms
Chances are, it came from a terrified mink in a tiny cage. About 85 percent of the fur used in coats, scarves, wraps, and other fashion items is derived from animals in fur farms, primarily mink. Like ...
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Global Fur Production in Drastic Decline
W hile output in producing countries has decreased recently due to the culling of animals as a precaution against the spread ...
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The rise and fall of the real fur industry in the US
But grandma's mink coat may not be fought over anymore. Animal rights campaigns, government regulations, and changing trends have pushed the fur industry into decline. Back in the day, working in ...
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Animal Rights Activists Release Mink In Utah, Idaho
Last month animal rights activists released approximately 2,000 mink and vandalized fur farms in Northern Utah and Southern Idaho. Michael Whelan, the executive director of Fur Commission USA ...