Adrian Nelson, with the Fur-Bearer Defenders in Canada, joins Animal Voices to speak about campaigning against fur, specifically about #MakeFurHistory The Fur-Bearer Defenders have worked with LUSH Cosmetics and the Montreal SPCA to unveil shocking footage obtained in 2014. We discuss the landscape of fur farms and how they continue to operate in our backyards … Continue reading
Last year, Ireland was about to ban fur farming — then a change of government set activists back to square one. Undeterred, the National Animal Rights Association will be pushing the fur farming industry in Ireland harder than ever this year, on multiple fronts. NARA founder Laura Broxson tells us all about it. Continue reading
The Fur Industry is at-once an incredibly complicated set of powerful economic relationships, and also a fragile commercial establishment built on a powerful illusion of luxury. Following up her film about the ALF, Behind The Mask, Shannon Keith returns to Animal Voices to discuss Skin Trade, her fast-paced examination of Big Fur that gives viewers … Continue reading
Through avenues such as facebook, blogging and twitter, the internet has arguably become a powerful avenue for activists to share information, debate topics, and organize themselves. Though many (including Peter Young) would question the value and worth of online activism, it is for many veterans in the animal advocacy movements a new and necessary tool … Continue reading
Join us for a conversation with former Animal Liberation Front (ALF) activist, Peter Young. Now famous for a series of raids on mink farms across the U.S. Midwest during 1997, and the liberation of thousands of animals, Young was indicted by a federal grand jury in 1998, on “Extortion by Interfering with Interstate Commerce”, and … Continue reading
This week we catch up with Shannon Keith, filmmaker and activist, to talk about her upcoming film Skin Trade: Fur, Fashion and Truth. After her highly successful and critically acclaimed documentary Behind the Mask, Keith is back planning and shooting her next film. This time, she sets her sights on farmers and clothing designers, to challenge the … Continue reading
First we hear from Rae Vasudevan, coordinator of Skinned!, a BC animal protection group. Two years of pressure from Skinned! has finally paid off: Famous Players has stopped advertising for the Fur Council of Canada and other independent furriers. Want to learn the secret of Skinned!’s success? Interested in learning more about the Canadian fur industry? … Continue reading
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