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How environmentalists killed a proud enterprise

August 21, 2010

by Rex Murphy, National Post

Thanks mainly to the determination and energy of some of Canada's Inuit leaders, the European Court of Justice has suspended the European ban on seal products until further notice. National Inuit leader Mary Simon quite naturally welcomed the ruling, but emphasized in a statement that it is not a full win, just a stop "to the implementation of the ban" as scheduled.

Nonetheless advocates for the seal hunt, aboriginal or otherwise, will welcome whatever victories -- however partial or temporary -- they get. In every other venue and in every other forum the seal hunters have been losing for years.


Beaver Boom - CBC Radio report

July 7, 2010

CBC Radio today reported on problems caused by expanding Quebec beaver populations -- and need for trapping to prevent excessive damage to roads and property. Report includes comments by trapper (and Cree Income Security exec-director) Serge Larivière.

To listen to the report, click here

Fur is Beautiful... and Eco Friendly

June 22, 2010

A must read by Naomi Padowicz for her blog, Retro Home Tips for Today's Households. Apart from the fur story, I love the theme of the blog. I have often thought that our parents and grandparents were much more "green" without talking about it. (My parents still have the same AM-only warm-up radio they did when we were kids; the same pliers and screw-driver, etc in the kitchen drawer, etc...) Wonderful to see a fresh take on fur by someone outside the trade with an interest in eco-friendly living. - Alan

The European Parliament Shuts Down Seal-Products Imports - Again

June 9, 2010
by Aaju Peter for Above & Beyond Arctic Journal

In the spring of 2007, my son, Aggu, and I went to the Netherlands to oppose that country’s proposed seal ban. A crowd of protesters assembled in front of the Canadian Embassy. Youth holding posters of bloody seals on the sea-ice told us that we should grow vegetables instead of hunting seals. The simple truth they apparently failed to grasp is, we live in a very different geographical area from them. We live in the Arctic. Ten months of the year, the land is covered with snow. We cannot grow crops such as potatoes or wheat, or many of the foods that others can, who live in warmer climates, for reasons that should be obvious to them: months of darkness and the permafrost, just to mention two. Inuit, like many others around the world, harvest that which our land and waters provide for us. We harvest and rely upon the seal.

Canadians say “YES” to environmentally-friendly seal hunting

June 1, 2010



Ottawa, June 1, 2010 - Industry efforts to "set the record straight" about Canadian seal hunting are showing positive results, according to the Fur Institute of Canada.

A study conducted for the Fur Institute by an independent polling company in April indicates that two out of three Canadians (63%) accept commercial seal hunting, so long as the hunt is conducted responsibly (humanely) and sustainably (species is not endangered).

Grey seal mess a result of seal product market attacks, says Fur Institute

May 28, 2010

by Fur Institute of Canada

Ottawa, May 28, 2010 - A Department of Fisheries and Ocean’s plan to cull and incinerate up to 220,000 grey seals off Nova Scotia’s sable island is an example of an ecological “mess” created by the animal-rights movement against the sustainable-use of seal products, says the Fur Institute of Canada.

The plan, which could cost Canadian taxpayers up to $35 million, involves either a large-scale kill and disposal of grey seals, or a targeted contraception program aimed at Canada’s grey seal population, which has grown to 300,000 strong and is now considered a danger to the recovery of threatened groundfish stocks.

Fur industry starting to rebound

May 4, 2010
by Mike King, The Gazette

The country's fur industry is enjoying a warm and fuzzy feeling after the cooling effects of the latest recession.

Last year "was a very bad year for luxury products, but the energy is back in our trade and there's renewal," said Alan Herscovici, executive vice-president of the Fur Council of Canada. That turnaround is reflected in the record prices for mink - which Herscovici calls the benchmark fur - at recent North American and European auctions.

Interview with Aaju Peter

April 22, 2010

by Humanewatch.org



It's time to channel your inner Inuit.

The Canadian seal hunt is a topic I began thinking about at an early age, right around the time a girl in my elementary school tried to persuade many of us to wear little harp-seal pins. I never did, but lots of Americans donate money and wear t-shirts proclaiming their love for seals—and their disdain for sealers.

I think that's the easy way out. And I believe very few of us will ever meet someone who hunts seals, much less listen to his or her stories.

FUR-ROCIOUS start to fashion week

March 29, 2010
By Liza Sardi and Rebecca Zamoi, QMI Agency - The Toronto Sun journal

If you're looking for where the wild things really are, it was opening night at Toronto's fashion week.

The fur was flying at the inaugural presentation of IZMA's fall-winter 2010 collection of innovative furs -- co-designed by celebrated Canadian creator Izzy Camilleri and former Fashion File host Adrian Mainella, with the pair inspired by Canada's natural resources.

There was nary a protester in sight as it kicked off the 22nd season of LG Fashion Week, Canada's premiere bi-annual fashion event, themed The Power of Style, in a new venue at Toronto's Allstream Centre.

Fur: In vogue and in the line of fire - PETA’s controversial campaigns bring it exposure. And that’s no accident.

March 28, 2010
By Susan Carpenter, Los Angeles Times

Somehow you don't expect to read the phrase "throwing kittens on barbecue grills" in an e-mail exchange with Pamela Anderson.

But there it was on the screen during an electronic conversation about her longstanding involvement with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, an organization that's at least as well known for its strategies as its causes. Whether it's splashing Vogue editor Anna Wintour and other fur supporters with blood-colored red paint or enlisting stars to bare all in glossy advertising, the group has been enormously successful, if incredibly polarizing, in garnering support — and gathering enemies.
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