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The RCMP have recently announced they are looking to buy coyote fur to be used as trim on their uniform parkas. Please help by raising

VANCOUVERSaturday, November 3, 20122:00 pm until 4:00 pm PSTRobson Street, between Howe and Hornby St.Art Gallery of VancouverFor more info: lesley@thefurbearers.com TORONTOSaturday, November 3, 20122:00

We can’t say we are too pleased with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) these days. In the last month, there have been a

Don’t have much time or money to help the animals as much as you would like? No problem. You can make a huge difference for

By guest blogger, Marianne Verigin There sure has been quite the hullabaloo raised lately about fur-wearing people who are also vegetarian or say they love

The National Farm Animal Care Council is updating their “codes of practice” for foxes and minks on Canadian fur farms. They are soliciting feedback and

Animal lover and staunch supporter of the Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing ANimals, Libby Davies needs your help. From the office of Libby Davies,

Hello, fellow Fur-bearer Defenders! Let us begin by saying how excited we are to be joining the Fur-Bearers team! We’ve been huge supporters for a

On Friday, September 28, 2012, we held our 2nd annual Living with Wildlife conference and over 130 people came together to learn about non-lethal strategies

2nd Annual Living With Wildlife Conference – just days away! Time is running out! Reserve your space today and participate in Canada’s largest solutions-based Living

Windsor stinks, and it’s not the skunks. Residents living in Windsor, Ontario have been raising a stink over skunks in their neighbourhood. Although the skunks

You likely haven’t paid much attention to dumpsters, but you should. The drain hole on the bottom corner of a dumpster can catch and kill

More bad news for hunters. Just weeks after the announcement that Global TV is going to cancel all hunting related programming, First Nations have declared

Local students from the fashion design department of the Art Institute of Vancouver, recently held a Cool vs. Cruel fashion show. This event was held

To help maximize every dollar you donate, over the summer we found a new, less expensive, office space. Effective October 1, 2012, our new office

If loving corduroy is wrong, we don’t want to be right! This season, wrap yourself in the latest fashions from companies who have made a

Outdoor Canada is reporting that Global TV, owned by Shaw Media, is planning to cancel all hunting programming from its Saturday morning block of outdoors

Cool vs. Cruel – A Fur-Free Fashion Show & Competition Inspired By Current CoutureFortune Sound Club, 147 E. Pender St. VancouverTuesday, September 11, 2012Doors @

UPDATE: Your letters are working! Please continue speaking out. Read: Brant still working on coyote program. The fur is flying! Brant County (located near the

Our friends at the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) are hosting a fur-free fashion show! Paul Wesley and Torrey DeVitto, stars of the

Conservation. It’s a word we hear a lot of in today’s world. We hear about conserving water, conserving energy, and we hear it a lot

Everyone knows that real fur is cruel, but you might be surprised to learn that fake fur can be harmful too. Here are the top

We often associate fur with winter, but year-round, fur-bearing animals are suffering for fashion. Raised on fur farms and cramped in small cages, animals such

After seeing an advertisment claiming that a fur product was 100% cruelty-free, a member of the Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals took action.