Lifelong Contributions Honoured at 2023 Fur Institute Awards

Lifelong Contributions Honoured at 2023 Fur Institute Awards

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On July 28-29, the Fur Institute of Canada descended on Whitehorse, Yukon, for its first in-person Annual General Meeting in…
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Fur Institute of Canada Launches New Logo, Membership Drive

Fur Institute of Canada Launches New Logo, Membership Drive

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This year marks the passing of four decades since the Fur Institute of Canada was founded in 1983, with the…
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Have an Opinion on Fur? Local Media Want to Hear from You

Have an Opinion on Fur? Local Media Want to Hear from You

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Before the Internet came along and transformed our lives, trying to get our opinions heard in the media was hard…
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Fur Day on the Hill: Fur Institute Welcomes Friends in Ottawa

Fur Day on the Hill: Fur Institute Welcomes Friends in Ottawa

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It’s been five long years since a team from the Fur Institute of Canada last descended on Parliament Hill, thanks…
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FurCanada Sparks a Passion for Fur, One Student at a Time!

FurCanada Sparks a Passion for Fur, One Student at a Time!

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Calvin Kania and Panos Panagiotidis are on a mission to share their passion for making beautiful fur apparel and accessories,…
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When Pet Dogs Are Accidentally Trapped, Why Are Media Reports So Unbalanced?

When Pet Dogs Are Accidentally Trapped, Why Are Media Reports So Unbalanced?

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Considering how much trapping of wildlife takes place in Canada, it is very rare for pet dogs to become accidental…
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RIP Neal Jotham: A Life Dedicated to Humane Trapping

RIP Neal Jotham: A Life Dedicated to Humane Trapping

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Neal Jotham, the leading light of humane trap research and development, died in Ottawa on February 2, 2023. He was…
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Farmed Mink Are Domesticated, not “Captive Wildlife” as Activists Claim

Farmed Mink Are Domesticated, not “Captive Wildlife” as Activists Claim

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Raised by humans for more than 150 years, farmed mink are significantly different from their wild cousins and are now…
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Positive Language for Trappers, Sealers in Latest Biodiversity Targets

Positive Language for Trappers, Sealers in Latest Biodiversity Targets

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When it comes to environmental treaties, nothing grabs news headlines these days like those addressing climate change, but there are…
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Bad News for Activists: Most Canadians Still Support Wearing Fur, Reject Veganism

Bad News for Activists: Most Canadians Still Support Wearing Fur, Reject Veganism

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A major new public opinion poll shows that, despite decades of aggressive and misleading activist campaigning, most Canadians are still…
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PETA’s Golden Goose: Is It Serious About Ending Bearskins?

PETA’s Golden Goose: Is It Serious About Ending Bearskins?

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Like any advocacy group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) thrives on media attention, and when a campaign…
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What Is “Vegan Fashion” and How True Is the Hype?

What Is “Vegan Fashion” and How True Is the Hype?

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Animal activists want to drive all animal users out of business, so it pays for the fur trade to keep…
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Lifelong Contributions Honoured at 2023 Fur Institute Awards
lifelong contributions to the fur trade
Robert Tritt receives FIC award
Harvey Jessup receives FIC award
Fur Institute of Canada in 1984
Mike O'Brien receives FiC award
Fur Institute of Canada Launches New Logo, Membership Drive
new logo of Fur Institute of Canada
beaver is Canada's national animal
FIC member Mitchie's Matchings
Proudly Indigenous Crafts & Designs
Have an Opinion on Fur? Local Media Want to Hear from You
local media are starting a golden age
Will Staats on Vermont's trapping culture
Ray Gonda on trapping in Vermont
Fur Day on the Hill: Fur Institute Welcomes Friends in Ottawa
Fur Day on the Hill 2023
FIC members prepare for Fur Day
Blaine Calkins on Fur Day
Damien Kurek on Fur Day
Churence Rogers on Fur Day
Richard Lehoux on Fur Day
Michael McLeod on Fur Day
David Wells on Fur Day
Lori Idlout on Fur Day
Margaret Dawn Anderson on Fur Day
Terry Sheehan on Fur Day
FurCanada Sparks a Passion for Fur, One Student at a Time!
FurCanada workshop in Yellowknife
FurCanada teacher Panos
FurCanada student makes patterns
FurCanada students model fur vests
FurCanada teacher Panos wes a pelt before blocking
fur sewing machine
FurCanada students in Yellowknife
When Pet Dogs Are Accidentally Trapped, Why Are Media Reports So Unbalanced?
pet dogs in traps
Conibear trap with bobcat
PEI trapper John LeLacheur
RIP Neal Jotham: A Life Dedicated to Humane Trapping
RIP Neal Jotham
Neal Jotham with beaver lodge
Vegreville research facility
trap testing at Vegreville
trap simulation at Vegreville
inaugural Neal Jotham award
Farmed Mink Are Domesticated, not “Captive Wildlife” as Activists Claim
farmed mink have large litters
handling farmed mink
farmed mink are larger than wild mink
handling farmed mink without gloves
Positive Language for Trappers, Sealers in Latest Biodiversity Targets
Biodiversity Conference 2022
biodiversity COP president Huang Runqiu
Bad News for Activists: Most Canadians Still Support Wearing Fur, Reject Veganism
wearing fur supported in Canada
Ontario mink farmer Tom McLellan
PETA’s Golden Goose: Is It Serious About Ending Bearskins?
Foot Guards at Buckingham Palace in bearskins
King's Guards on parade in bearskins
Queen Elizabeth at Trooping the Colour 1986
marching band in bearskins
King's Guards stand sentinel at lying-in-state
What Is “Vegan Fashion” and How True Is the Hype?
what is vegan fashion
Aral Sea destroyed for cotton
vegan fashion uses petrochemical synthetics