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Inside the Fur Industry: Trapping Maims and Kills Animals – peta.org

Although the majority of animals slaughtered for their fur come from notoriously cruel fur factory farms, trappers worldwide kill millions of raccoons, coyotes, wolves, bobcats, opossums, nutria, beavers, otters, and other fur-bearing animals every year for the clothing industry.There are various types of traps, including snares, underwater traps, and Conibear traps, but the steel-jaw trap […]

Berkeley, California, Becomes Second U.S. City to Ban Sale of Fur Clothing – aldf.org

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What the new bear hunting rules mean for California – KRCR

Now95°Tue101°Wed100°by Adam RobinsonNORTHSTATE, Calif. — The California Fish and Game Commission’s decision to expand black bear hunting raises key questions about how the new rules will work and what impact they could have.The changes are expected to take effect in the next hunting season under California’s regulatory process. While hunters can now obtain up to […]

Trappers reap rewards at recent fur sale – mainstreetmediatn.com

Monday, August 17, 2026COLUMBIAWEATHERClarence Dies prepares some pelts for sale.LARRY WOODY/Wilson PostThe Tennessee Fur Harvesters Association held its annual fur sale in Crossville on March 13, with trappers from across the state bringing in their pelts to reap the rewards of a hard winter’s work.“We had 34 tables, and the price of fur was about […]

Scientists discover hidden wolf DNA in most dogs – Science Daily

New findings from scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History show that most dogs alive today retain small but measurable amounts of wolf ancestry that developed after domestication. These lingering wolf genes appear to have influenced characteristics such as body size, scent abilities, and aspects of […]