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Sep 28 2016 | Che Green

Animal Tracker 2016: Methods & Overview

This is the first part in our blog series covering results from the 2016 Animal Tracker, including a summary of our findings and methods. READ MORE

Aug 3 2016 | Faunalytics

Building An Animal Utopia: The Oklahoma Study

The Oklahoma Animal Study is devoted to improving the welfare for animals in every sector. Can it become a model for other states or regions? READ MORE

May 27 2016 | Faunalytics

U.S. Fur Trapping Stats, 2015

This annual review of trapping statistics in the United States shows that almost 80% of trappers say that fur is "not at all important" for their income. READ MORE

Jan 18 2016 | karol orzechowski

Making The Case Against Fur Farming

The fur farming industry, at it's root, is a system that contravenes animal welfare laws and may not be able to be reformed. READ MORE

Oct 10 2015 | karol orzechowski

Majority of Swedes Oppose Fur Farming

This survey shows that 87% of women and 69% of men in Sweden oppose mink farming. Younger respondents were also more likely to be against the practice. READ MORE

Jun 24 2015 | karol orzechowski

Leather and Fur Workers Show ‘Significantly’ Higher Risk of Colon Cancer

This study finds that leather and fur workers have significantly higher risk of colorectal cancer, due to the chemicals used in the tanning process. READ MORE

Jun 14 2015 | karol orzechowski

Fur Farming: Bad for Mink, Bad for the Environment

An independent audit of the Dutch fur industry finds mink farming to be one of the most environmentally devastating ways to produce clothing. READ MORE

May 25 2015 | karol orzechowski

Mortality Among Retired Fur Workers: Dyers, Dressers (Tanners) and Service Workers

Though a great deal of literature has been written about the hazards of slaughterhouse work, the long term health impacts of other kinds of "animal processing" jobs are not as well known. This article looks at the health and mortality of workers in the fur industry, and shows that employment involving the dyes and chemicals used in the tanning process may increase mortality or the prevalence of certain diseases. The findings show that fur dressers had much higher than normal exposure to certain chemicals that can lead to an increase in deaths from lung cancer. READ MORE

Apr 28 2015 | karol orzechowski

International Survey: The Future is Animal Free

Fashion trends shift as quickly as the seasons change, but longer-term, larger trends can be mapped through research. A study of 3,600 consumers, conducted by ISPO for the Italian Fur Free Alliance, looked at the trend in buying and wearing animal-free clothing, across a number of countries in the European Union. The research finds that the options for animal-free clothing products are growing in popularity by almost all measures. In addition, they are also increasingly seen as "trendy," and preferable to animal-based alternatives. READ MORE

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