Campaigns

Cat and Dog Fur

Each year, approximately 2 million dogs and cats are cruelly slaughtered for their fur.

Dog and cats are raised and killed in China, Thailand and the Philippines. Their skins are used to make trim on products that are then exported all over the world.

Wildlife Trapping

Each year in Canada, over 700,000 fur-bearing animals are killed solely for the fashion fur trade. These animals are caught and killed in cruel leg-hold, Conibear and snare traps. (This number does not include “non-target” catches such as birds or domestic pets. This number also does not include the number of foxes and minks killed on Canadian fur farms.)

Save the beavers!

Beaver trapping is particularly prevalent in municipalities across Canada. Rather than learning to co-exist with beavers, many municipalities simply trap and kill these animals.

The main goals of our beaver campaign are to:

a) encourage local municipalities to replace cruel wildlife trapping with safe alternatives
b) encourage city councils to pass legislation to prohibit the leg-hold, Conibear and snare trap
c) raise awareness of the benefits of beavers in our ecosystem

Fur Farms

Each year in Canada over 2.6 million fur-bearing animals, mainly foxes and minks, are raised and killed on fur farms. Their fur is used to supply the international fashion fur trade.

Living With Wildlife

Due to the rapid loss of habitat wild animals are often drawn into urban and semi-urban environments in search of food and shelter.

Conflicts between wild animals and humans (and pets) usually arise when wild animals become habituated (either directly or indirectly) to humans.

RCMP Muskrat Hats

Every year, 6,000 to 9,000 muskrats are killed to adorn the regulation uniform hats, a part of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s (RCMP) winter uniform. Muskrat fur is also used on the winter hats of the Canadian armed forces and black bear fur continues to be worn by the ceremonial guard and several UK regiments.

The main goals of our RCMP fur hat campaign are to:

a) end the use of real fur on the RCMP and on other Canadian government uniforms
b) raise awareness about cruel wildlife trapping

Community Events

Fur-Bearer's staff and volunteers are always out and about in our local communities.

Find out where we're going to be next.

Fur Is Not Green

For years, the Fur Council of Canada (the marketing body of the fur industry) has been trying to take advantage of eco-savvy consumers by peddling its' “Fur is Green” campaign.

Our latest report,"Cruelty is Not Green", closely examines the claim that "fur is green" and provides evidence that fur production is extremely hazardous to our environment and human health.