70 Years For The Animals: A Look Back For The Fur-Bearers
Celebrate our 70th anniversary with this short look back through the decades to our founding!
January 30, 2023
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Valentine’s Day Giveaway
The Fur-Bearers is giving away a beautiful necklace from AnimalStone just in times for Valentine’s Day! Click to learn more and enter now. Restrictions apply.
January 26, 2023
Raccoon found suffering in Maple Ridge trap
The Fur-Bearers are reminding residents cruel or illegal trapping can lead to Wildlife Act or criminal charges. No graphic images.
January 18, 2023
2023 Clements Honourees Announced!
Meet the people and groups whose outstanding advocacy has benefited fur-bearing animals in Canada.
January 17, 2023
Getting To Know Pet Rabbits
Volunteer writer Réjeanne Lacroix shares the joy – and difficulties – in raising pet rabbits, as well as major issues surrounding dumping.
January 12, 2023
2023 Is The Year of the Rabbit
Did you know Canada is home to five native species of rabbits? Learn more with this great article from The Fur-Bearers!
January 11, 2023
Applications open for the Beaver Institute Scholarship
The Fur-Bearers has opened applications for the Beaver Institute Scholarship. Submit your application today!
January 5, 2023
Warm winter weather can wake wildlife
People-provided food can keep bears, other animals from resting and create negative encounters
January 3, 2023
2022 Year in Review
See the impact The Fur-Bearers and our supporters had on wildlife, habitat, and communities across Canada in 2022!
December 19, 2022
Educational tools available to help communities coexist with coyotes
The Fur-Bearers remind residents that feeding changes the behaviour of wildlife and is often a pre-cursor to negative encounters leading to coyotes’ deaths.
December 13, 2022
When will I get my 2022 tax receipt?
Details on when to expect your Canadian charitable tax receipt for the 2022 calendar year from The Fur-Bearers.
December 12, 2022
The Switch: Choosing Ethical Beauty and Skincare Products
Ethical skincare expert Tricia Stevens of batch skincare joined The Switch to share tips on how to identify ethical and sustainable ingredients and products while choosing skincare and beauty products.
December 12, 2022
The Fur-Bearers submits complaint over BC wolf cull
Wildlife protection organization calls for immediate moratorium and audit of 2021-2022 wolf cull activities
December 5, 2022
Stinky Misconceptions About Skunks
Volunteer writer Réjeanne Lacroix breaks down six common misconceptions about neighbourhood skunks – and that can help us coexist.
December 5, 2022
End the use of inhumane poisons in Canada
The Fur-Bearers has submitted comments for Health Canada’s consultation on the use of strychnine and sodium monofluoroacetate (compound 1080).
December 1, 2022
ACTION ALERT: End Coyote Trapping in Ottawa
The Fur-Bearers are encouraging residents to contact Council and Mayor after Coyote Watch Canada found a coyote struggling in a neck snare.
November 29, 2022
BC Wolf Cull: Government contractors are killing wolf pups
New documents obtained by The Fur-Bearers reveal that government contractors are killing wolf pups in British Columbia’s wolf cull.
November 23, 2022
Five places to find sustainable winter fashion
Are you on a quest for ethical winter clothing staples? The Fur-Bearers are here to help with these five options!
November 22, 2022
Wolf-themed activities and colouring pages!
The Fur-Bearers put together a simple, download-and-print PDF with colouring pages, a word search, and a maze – all with fascinating facts about wolves!
November 21, 2022
Where will Canadian wildlife be this winter?
Hibernating, torpor, brumation, or not? Find out about your local wildlife in this article by volunteer Meg Deak!
November 21, 2022
Eye on Wildlife: Profiling @backyardwildlifeblinks
The Fur-Bearers connects with Emily Havermann, the wildlife lover behind @backyardwildlifeblinks on instagram!
November 16, 2022
ACTION ALERT: Pets injured, killed by traps across Canada
Incidents of companion animals injured and killed crop up in PEI, Manitoba, and Alberta as trapping season opens.
November 16, 2022
The dangers of snap and glue traps
Commonly sold in grocery or hardware stores, these inexpensive traps can cause significant suffering for wildlife and pets.
November 15, 2022
Q&A with ‘Real Fur’ Director Taimoor Choudhry
New documentary shines a light on the dark cages of the fur industry in Canada.
November 10, 2022
