Laura Jacobs thought she would never wear animal fur, having witnessed years of protests over its use in clothing – until suddenly she started spotting it all over New York. Jacobs fished out the long ...

Banning an industry that is brutal to animals could be one of the most consequential public-health measures in decades Every year, millions of captive animals are gassed or electrocuted and then ...

Owner of Madison Avenue Furs Larry Cowit assists a customer in his store, which has seen an uptick in interest in vintage fur in recent years – Copyright AFP ANGELA ...

Record-breaking prices at a recent Canadian fur auction are fueling claims of a market resurgence. But in a thin and globally-fragmenting market, industry experts say the spike may reflect short-term ...

Dobson was comparing the pigment-filled packets, called melanosomes, inside the hair of several mammal species when her Ph.D. supervisor, Liliana D’Alba, noticed the platypus oddity. Typically, ...

The combination of a beaver-like body and duck-like bill of the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is only the first of a long list of strange features on this unique creature. These odd mammals also ...

Early last week I got a text from a friend I’ll call Penny: “What’s the read on wearing a fur coat right now?” Penny had inherited a gray fox-fur coat from her grandmother—and the below-freezing ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. Few things hit harder than a plush, faux leather jacket on a crisp winter day. There's just something ...

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For decades, animal rights activists, campaigners and ethical designers have fought to strip fur fashion of its glamour and expose the cruelty behind it. From bold celebrity-led protests to quiet ...

Vogue will no longer feature “new animal fur in editorial content or advertising,” according to updated guidelines on the website of its parent company, Condé Nast. The guidelines — which allow for ...