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Brochures, Investigations & Reports
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September 2007
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). Protect Seals: Boycott Canadian Seafood. September 2007: 4.
544KB
August 2007
Svoboda Zvirat (Freedom for Animals). Report on Farms and Welfare of Fur Animals, August 2007: 1-10
3.4 MB
February 2007
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). Variation in Ice Cover on the East Coast of Canada, February-March, 1969-2006: Implications for harp and hooded seals. A.S. Friedlaender, D.W. Johnston, C.L. Fink, D.M. Lavigne. February, 2007: 1-8.
2.4 MB
October 2006
Animal (Portugal). The Real Fashion Victims: An undercover investigation into the secret world of the rabbit fur trade in Portugal.  October 2006:1-8.
280 KB
September 2006
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA). Fashion: How to Set Animal Welfare at the Heart of Your Company's Ethical Policy. Sept., 2006: 1-12.
260KB
May 2006
European Parliament. Written Declaration pursuant to Rule 116 of the Rules of Procedure, on banning seal products in the European Union. May 2006. Carl Schlyter, Paulo Casaca, Karl-Heinz Florenz, Mojca Drcar Murko and Caroline Lucas. Expiry date: Sept. 15, 2006: 1-2.
88KB
Mar 2006
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). Seal and Sealing in Canada 2006. Sheryl Fink. March 2006: 20.
2.5MB
Mar 2006
School of Biological Science, University of Bristol. Harp seal populations in the northwestern Atlantic: modelling populations with uncertainty. Prof. Stephen Harris, Carl D. Soulsbury & Graziella Iossa. March 2006: 17.
244KB
Feb 2006
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). An investigation of the effects of uncertainty on Canadian harp seal management. Russell Leaper and Justin Matthews. February, 2006: 1-23.
436KB
2006
Animal Protection Institute. Standardizing Cruelty: The International Trapping Debate. Fox, C.H. Animal Issues 37(1):18-21. Sacramento, California. Spring 2006: 5.
644KB
Nov 2005
Respect for Animals and The Humane Society of the United States. Public Morality and the Canadian Seal Hunt. Rev. Andrew Linzey, Oxford University theology professor. November 15, 2005: 1-28
876KB
Oct 2005
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). She Needs Her Fur More Than You Do brochure. October 2005: 6.
304KB
Feb 2005
Djurens Rätt Animal Rights Sweden. Fur farm campaign brochure, with postcard addressed to the prime minister. In Swedish @copy; Djurens Rätt. February 2005: 2.
388KB
Jan 2005
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). Canada's Seal Hunt is Not "Acceptably Humane". Dr. David Lavigne, Science Advisor for IFAW. January, 2005: 1-4.
156KB
Jan 2005
EAST International/Swiss Animal Protection. Dying for fur: A Report on the Fur Industry in China. Hsieh-Yi , Yi-Chiao, Yu Fu, Barbara Maas, Mark Rissi @copy; EAST International/Swiss Animal Protection Society. January 2005 (updated Apr 2006): 1-15.
432KB
2005
Animal Protection Institute. Coyotes in Our Midst: Coexisting with an Adaptable and Resilient Carnivore. Fox, Camilla H. C.M. Papouchis. 2005: 68.
4.5MB
2005
National Association for Humane and Environmental Education (Youth Education Affiliate for HSUS). Into the Wild: A Look at the Relationship Between People and Wildlife (Note: The section on the fur industry begins on page 37). 2005: 71.
6.5MB
2004
Animal Protection Institute. Cull of the Wild: A Contemporary Analysis of Wildlife Trapping in the United States. Fox, Camilla H., and C.M. Papouchis (editors). 2004: 233.
12.3MB
2004
Animal Protection Institute. "Trapping on National Wildlife Refuges: Cull of the Wild." Wild Earth 13(4):54-60. Richmond, Vermont: Wildlands Project. Counterpoint article presenting opposing arguments in support of trapping on National Wildlife Refuges. "An Important Tool For Conservation" by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Steve Williams also included. Fox, Camilla H. 2004: 8.
696KB
Nov 2003
U.S. Senate. 2003. Submitted Resolutions: Senate Resolution 269 – Urging the Government of Canada to end the commercial seal hunt that opened on November 15, 2003.
16KB
Oct 2003
European Parliament. 2003. Written Declaration for inclusion in the register pursuant to Rule 51 of the Rules of Procedure by Mark Watts, Catherine Stihler and Phillip Whitehead on seal culling. Expiry date: 20 January 2004: 1-2.
10KB
Sep 2003
European Parliament. 2003. Written Declaration for entry in the register pursuant to Rule 51 of the Rules of Procedure by Struan Stevenson, Bob van den Bos, Nelly Maes, Mihail Papayannakis and Phillip Whitehead. Expiry date: 22 December 2003: 1-2.
10KB
Aug 2003
HSUS. 2003. European Fact Sheet: the global trade in dog and cat fur. Humane Society of the United States, Washington D.C.: 1.
8KB
Jul 2003
Dutch Parliament Questions of parliament member Van Velzen (SP) regarding the trade in dog and cat fur in the Netherlands. Dr. C.P. Veerman, Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food quality. English translation courtesy of FFA affiliate Bont Voor Dieren.
8KB 97KB
Jul 2003
Levin, Carl. 2003. Canadian Harp Seal Hunt. Floor Statement. Congressional Record, 108th Congress, First Session, Tuesday, July 22, 2003.
17KB
Dec 2002
Duke University's Marine Laboratory and International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). 2002. Variation in Ice Cover on the East Coast of Canada: 1969 to 2002, Project Report #1: Preliminary Results. D.W. Johnston, L.G. Torres, A.S. Friedlander, and D.M. Lavigne. December 13, 2002: 1-12.
2.9MB
Nov 2002
HSUS. 2002. US Public opinion regarding seal clubbing. Conducted by Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates. Published by Humane Society of the United States: 1-9.
48KB
Feb 2002
USDA/APHIS. 2002. Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy. Factsheet. United States Department of Agriculture. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. February 2002: 1-2.
82KB
Jan 2002
Scottish Parliament. 2002. Official Report, 30 January 2002. Fur Farming (Prohibition) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1: 1-98.
220KB
Jan 2002
House of Commons. 2002. Hansard Debates for 29 Jan 2002 (pt 4). Cat and Dog Fur Trade: 1-8.
29KB
Jan 2002
European Parliament Written Declaration for inclusion in the register pursuant to Rule 51 of the Rules of Procedure by Generoso Andria, Francesco Fiori, Charles Tannock, Monica Frassoni and Fiorella Ghilardotti on the trade in dog and cat furs.
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2002
Linzey, A. 2002. The Ethical Case Against Fur Farming. A statement by an international group of academics, including ethicists, philosophers and theologians. Respect for Animals: 1-17.
316KB
2002
Animal Protection Institute Organizing an Anti-Trapping Campaign (A Step-by-Step Workbook).
138KB
Dec 2001
European Commission. 2001. The welfare of animals kept for fur production. Report of the Scientific Committee on Animal Health and Animal Welfare. European Commission, Health and Consumer Protection Directorate, Brussels, Belgium, 12-13 December 2001: 1-211.
899KB
Dec 2001
Animalia Fur farming in Finland.

47KB
Jun 2001
Canadian Institute for Business and the Environment (CIBE). The Economics of the Canadian Sealing Industry. June 11, 2001: 1-32.
700KB
Mar 2001
Fielder J. et al. 2001. Veterinary report. Canadian commercial seal hunt, Prince Edward Island, March 2001: 1-36.
109KB
Mar 2001
HSUS. 2001. Karakul Sheep and Lamb Slaughter for the Fur Trade. Investigative Services Section, Humane Society of the United States, Washington D.C., USA: 1-17.
79KB
2001
HSUS. 2001. Mary wore a little lamb. The truth about karakul lamb fur. Humane Society of the United States, Washington D.C., USA: 1-3.
351KB
2001
HSUS. 2001. Fashion to die for. The facts about fur trim. The Humane Society of the United States, Washington D.C.: 1-4.
1.6MB
2001
Schweizer Tierschutz STS. 2001. Pelztragen ist Gewissensfrage. STS, Basel, Schweiz: 1-2.
1.2MB
2001
Protection Suisse des Animaux PSA. Le port de fourrure—question de conscience. PSA, Bâle, Suisse:1-2.
1.2MB
Oct 2000
Environment Voters, Animal Alliance of Canada, Animal Protection Institute, Canadian Alliance for Furbearing Animals and the Humane Society of the United States. October 2000. A Joint Submission to the Eminent Panel on Seal Management. White, L. & B. K. MacKay (eds.): 1-9.
88KB
Sep 2000
Purtscher, Clemens. 2000. Pelztierhaltung und Pelzhandel in Österreich - Rechtliche Regelungen und Handlungsbedarf. Diplomarbeit zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades Magister der Naturwissenschaften an der Formal- und Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Wien.
460KB 20KB (English summary)
Apr 1999
International Marine Mammal Association. Harp seals and Atlantic Cod. Dr. David Lavigne. April 13, 1999: 10.
192KB
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