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California Becomes the First State to Ban Fur Sales  WWDsource

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North America’s wild fur auction resumes, hampered by COVID-19  cbc.casource

Over 200 Nunavut polar bear hides coming back home from Ontario  cbc.casource

Jan Langhaug /NTB/via REUTERSErling Haaland returned home from the United States with a furry souvenirNorway may have been knocked out by England in the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup, but star striker Erling Haaland still went home a winner. Not only did he become arguably the breakout star of the World Cup from a […]

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In August and September of 2023, an HSUS investigator visited over 25 retailers throughout California to determine if they were complying with AB 44. While many retailers that were investigated were upholding the law, there were a handful of others displaying and offering illegal fur for sale. Multiple retailers explained to the investigator that they […]

Want a fishing memory that will last a lifetime? Visit this Idaho taxidermist.  idahostatesman.comsource

After years of protests and strides in fake skins, vintage furs are popping up all over. After years of protests and strides in fake skins, vintage furs are popping up all over.Carsen Inman, a vendor of vintage clothing, outside the Manhattan Vintage Show in New York this month.Credit…Dolly Faibyshev for The New York TimesSupported byBy […]

TWIN FALLS—John David (Dave) Secrist was born in Willits, California on May 23, 1928 to John Stoner and Sarah Salmen Secrist.  They took him home to a homestead east of Willits, California and he attended a one room school with his younger brother Robert Michael (Bob) Secrist (Lillian), deceased.  Dave decided in 8th grade that […]