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April 24, 2009
Buffalo Exchange Swaps Furs for Good Karma
Reporting on Buffalo Exchange's 2009 collection of furs for Coats for Cubs
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April 6, 2009
HSUS Predicts 10 Million Animals a Year Saved by Downturn in Fur Sales and Public Support
The HSUS estimates that changing public opinion, increased use of faux fur and the economic slump are preventing the suffering and deaths of approximately 10 million animals annually used for fur garments.
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April 2, 2009
Md. Senate Passes Bill to Protect Consumers from Unlabeled Fur Products
The HSUS applauds the Md. Senate for passing legislation requiring garments made of animal fur to be labeled as such and urges the House to move the bill quickly.
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March 19, 2009
Court Settlement Will End Raccoon Dog Fur Sales By Andrew Marc
Court Settlement Will End Raccoon Dog Fur Sales By Andrew Marc
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March 19, 2009
Court Settlement Will End Raccoon Dog Fur Sales By Andrew Marc
The HSUS and Andrew Marc reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed last year alleging that six of the nation's largest retailers and fashion designers have repeatedly engaged in false advertising and mislabeling of fur garments.
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March 16, 2009
Iron Chef Boycotts Canadian Seafood
At the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, Iron Chef Cat Cora joins The HSUS' ProtectSeals Campaign and hosts a screening of Nigel Barker's documentary "A Sealed Fate," filmed during the 2008 Canadian seal hunt.
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March 13, 2009
Clearwater has the Power to End the Seal Hunt
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March 5, 2009
Live from the Ice: A Spectacular Nursery
Rebecca Aldworth reports from the harp seal nursery in the Gulf of St. Lawrence just weeks before the Canadian seal hunt.
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March 2, 2009
Landmark Victory for Seals in European Parliament
The EU's Internal Markets and Consumer Protection Committee voted for a strong seal products ban. The next step is a plenary vote.
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February 27, 2009
The Barry Group and Canada's Seal Hunt
It looked like no seals would be killed in the 2009 Canadian grey seal hunt when a NuTan, Inc., part of the Barry Group, offered to buy 200 pelts as "samples."
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February 16, 2009
New York Retailers Flout Fur-Labeling Law
An HSUS investigation shows that major New York retailers have not been complying with New York's fur labeling law.
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January 28, 2009
Md. Legislature Introduces Important Animal Welfare Bills
The HSUS applauds Maryland lawmakers for introducing two bills to protect animals and consumers during the 2009 legislative session.
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January 22, 2009
Hollywood Turns Out for Seals at Sundance
Josh Madden's report from the ProtectSeals' campaign's event at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, featuring a meal from chef Cat Cora and a film by Nigel Barker.
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July 10, 2008
Q&A on Fur with Overstock.com's Patrick Byrne
Overstock.com's CEO Patrick Byrne adopts a fur-free policy for his company.
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April 1, 2008
Seal Hunt Inherently Inhumane
Rebecca Aldworth visits seals on the ice floes of Canada and documents the 2008 seal hunt.
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March 14, 2008
The Canadian Seal Hunt: An Interview with J. M. Coetzee
Nobel-prize winner J.M. Coetzee discusses why he opposes Canada's commercial seal hunt.
