455: Trappers in Decline
There are only 455 professional hunters and trappers left in Canada. According to Statistics Canada’s 2011 household survey, trapping has become one of the least
March 19, 2014
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Episode 123: Animal Advocacy Camp 2014
Animal Advocacy Camp is a two-day 'un-conference' that will bring together advocates of all volitions to support, share and learn together on March 22 and
March 16, 2014
Stay informed: spring babies
Walking down the aisle in the grocery store, a man sees a toddler, wandering alone. He looks up and down the aisle for a parent
March 14, 2014
Mother and cubs sent to wildlife shelter
In a surprisingly warm-hearted affair, a mother bear and her three cubs will be snoozing away the season at a B.C. wildlife shelter.
March 14, 2014
Trappers oppose new Nevada regulations
We firmly believe that trapping regulations need to change. In most jurisdictions, trapping regulation reforms are desperately needed. Policymakers in Nevada are considering reducing the
March 12, 2014
BSL another form of animal ignorance
Is there a difference between a man losing his best friend because of his breed and the mass extermination of a species? We say no.
March 10, 2014
Fur bans on the rise
In New York, London and California, the cruelty of fur is surfacing. In recent weeks we’ve been alerted to some outstanding moves, taken by those
March 7, 2014
Left hand, meet right hand
In a ridiculous crossing of bureaucratic wires, a great tragedy occurred in Alaska. The entire Lost Creek wolf pack – 11 wolves who were being
March 6, 2014
Doc has a chance to coexist
You met Doc, the coyote pup who was found alone and abandoned in a BC town. With the help of Critter Care Wildlife Society, we
March 6, 2014
Review: The Wildlife-Friendly Vegetable Gardener
From the introduction to the appendix, author Tammi Hartung teaches not only how to plant a beautiful vegetable garden that will survive nature, but one
March 3, 2014
Episode 122: Slapping down SLAPP suits
This week we’re taking a break from wildlife news to bring you information on a disease spreading from coast to coast to coast in our
March 3, 2014
Killing contests challenged in New York
We focus a lot on coyote, wolf and other predator killing contests. They get the most publicity and affect the most people. But they’re not
February 28, 2014
Tradition intact, leopards protected
We regularly hear that furs used in ceremonial garb are important to the tradition of Canada. After all, they’ve been in use for over 100
February 24, 2014
Beaver Blotter: February 23, 2014
Bearing it all Scientists were once concerned that a highway overpass would interfere with the breeding habits of wild animals. But it would appear that
February 24, 2014
Episode 121: Conservation conversations
We’re going to be focusing on conservation this week, taking a look at two areas that are of regular interest and importance to us and
February 24, 2014
Andrew Stanley does not represent Canada
Simply put, it’s absurd. A new television show, set to air this fall on specialty television station Wild TV, is following the chronicles of a
February 19, 2014
Beaver Blotter: February 16, 2014
Guilty as charged A federal judge has ruled that the ministers of environment and fisheries both broke the law when they failed to act to
February 17, 2014
Episode 120: Protecting our predators
This week we’re focusing on predators with two internationally-recognized scientists. Dr. John Laundre of Oswego University in New York (author of the essay 'Who Owns
February 17, 2014
Fur prices plummet in Denmark
Reuters is reporting a drastic 40 per cent drop in the price of farmed mink fur in Denmark this year, pointing to the bursting of
February 15, 2014
Seeing past the trappers’ spin
On February 12, 2014, Muskokaregion.com published a letter from The Burk’s Falls Trappers Council in relation to the wolf/coyote-wolf that was massacred by a snare.
February 14, 2014
Fox killed after found dragging trap
Wildlife officials killed a fox who was found near Yellowknife dragging a trap from theirpaw. In an interview with the CBC, Kara Dennill – who
February 13, 2014
Tory government picking a fight
In 1989, APFA lost our charitable status. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) stated that we never should have received it in the first place, and
February 12, 2014
Torontonians to meet Doc, the face of fur trim
One of the strongest tools we as advocates have is education. With that in mind, APFA has officially launched our first anti-fur advertising campaign of
February 10, 2014
Episode 119: The right to bear
This week we’re taking a look at bears, with interviews outlining two different and unfortunate circumstances. First, Mike McIntosh of Bear With Us Sanctuary and
February 10, 2014
