Now he resolved to find out more about this lucrative fur trade. Within 15 years Astor, who changed his first name to the English “John,” was the U.S.’s first multimillionaire, ...

Exposed: the evil pet fur trade. by DAVID JONES, Daily Mail. An horrific trade in cat and dog fur was exposed yesterday amid claims that pets are being stolen and turned into clothing.

The beaver pelt, once the currency of a frontier, has had a treacherous history. In the 1840s the fashion for men's beaver toppers collapsed with the rise of the silk hat, a fashion change that ...

News; UK News; Fur Free Britain 'Fur trade isn't just a danger to animals – it could cause next horror pandemic' Labour MP Ruth Jones, a supporter of the Mirror's Fur Free Britain campaign, has ...

“Fur has been used by people for a long time, since the Stone Ages basically," Muurimaa said. “However, a practice where animals are kept in very small barren cages is not that old.

The land on which the Snake River Fur Post was built in 1804 was, and still is, Ojibwe homeland. At that time, the Ojibwe had held a powerful position in the fur trade for over 175 years. Their ...

Canada has a long history of big business antics, stretching as far back as pre-Confederation fur trade. Building customer loyalty In 1670, Charles II granted one company exclusive privileges to ...

The breeders’ group said the fur sector has among the highest welfare standards of any form of animal husbandry, and Nissinen suggested that farmers have little incentive to mistreat them.

“Fur has been used by people for a long time, since the Stone Ages basically,” Muurimaa said. “However, a practice where animals are kept in very small barren cages is not that old.