Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A caged arctic fox. Photo by Claire Bass, via Humane Society International. The Minneapolis City Council adopted a new code last ...

Ever wonder where the fur in that celebrity’s designer parka came from? 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 ...

France Quits Fur Farming Fur farming is now a thing of the past in France. In November, the French Senate voted by an overwhelming majority in favor of legislation to end the farming of wild animals ...

GENEVA (AP) — A red fox frantically scratches the wires of its small cage. An Arctic fox meanders lazily with a bloody tail. Other furry creatures, some with teary eyes, stare blankly into a light on ...

Momentum is building across Europe, with new data suggesting strong public backing for an EU-wide ban. Among more than 18,000 respondents surveyed across 18 EU countries, 65 per cent supported ending ...

A Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ February report delved into the complexities of farmed mink for fur production, revealing both positive and concerning aspects. The DNR rightly addresses ...

In early August 2023, Finland’s food authority ordered three of the nation’s fur farms to slaughter 50,000 of their animals. The purpose was not to create new fur coats, but to stop a virus: the H5N1 ...

PROVIDENCE — The Humane Society of the United States is pushing to have Rhode Island become only the second state in the country, along with California, that bans the sale of fur products. The bill ...