Gazette fur story: journalism or a sales pitch?
It’s an old adage in journalism that reporters must tell the whole story. In the case of business news, this remains true. Yet for some
It’s an old adage in journalism that reporters must tell the whole story. In the case of business news, this remains true. Yet for some
It is typically said that a fed bear is a dead bear. But in Banff National Park, some hard working conservation officers (COs) are preventing
It’s hard to believe it’s true, but raccoons have become an issue in the upcoming municipal election in the City of Toronto. And you have
A damning article by the Huffington Post circulating the web shows that Canada is the world leader in deforestation. The news comes out of a
The fur industry was jumping up and down, pointing to the runways in recent years as fashion designers took a turn at fur. But they’re
Education is part of the foundation of a solid democracy, and in Canada we take that responsibility quite seriously. We have some of the best
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. For parents, at least. Kids rarely look forward to heading back to the classroom, but we think
Russia has long been an importer of fur. While they do some of their own trapping and farming, a lot of what they use comes
The federal government has announced an additional $9.6 million investment to further establish wildlife passes and fencing along Highway 93 South at Kootenay National Park.
It’s been a long summer for those of us in the fight against the fur lobby – particularly after the events at a Quebec fur
Foxes and mink are continuing to suffer at a Quebec fur farm, despite pleas from the Montreal SPCA, Humane Society International/Canada and tens of thousands
Four small bats are recovering – and two lost their lives – after being caught in an innocuous-looking convenience-store product: a sticky fly trap. The
You only need to open up any of Toronto’s daily newspapers to see the reality facing the city: raccoons, organized and angry, are striking back
With the horrific treatment of fox and mink at a Quebec fur farm hitting the news, it wasn’t long before the Fur Council of Canada’s
As animal advocates, we often feel frustrated, despondent and outright angry at the world around us – and that’s a healthy, normal response. But sometimes
Another Canadian family is struggling to understand why someone would set a trap that ultimately injured their pet cat. According to the Georgina Advocate, the
A British fur seller is saying the fashion is back because younger generations have come to accept the modern, ‘ethical’ fur choices made available to
It seems 2014 will once again be a summer of raccoons in Southern Ontario. Every few years the debate as to what to do with
Canmore is home to many bears – and after an incident in which a man stumbled upon a feeding bear and was subsequently injured, park
Wildlife conflicts on the rise in Banff A long winter and poor berry crop are the likely contributing factors to a rise in wildlife conflict
In recent weeks you’ve seen us on the news, read about us in newspapers and heard us on the radio talking about beavers and trapping
The photos and videos are horrifying: fox and mink in dire straits, sick and injured, awaiting their deaths at a Quebec fur farm. The Montreal
The Montreal SPCA, acting on a tip, began an investigation into a fur farm north of the city in May of 2014. What they found
The climate of Earth is changing. There is absolutely no doubt about that. We know a great deal, in fact, about the specificities as to