Fur Is Evil

A compassionate challenge to Google: please ban fur ads.

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Baby Mink from a Google AdWords Partner Fur Farm in China

May 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized, china, fur farm, mink

Related Articles: Examiner.com Advertises Mink Skin Beneath Photo of Rescue Dog Dog Skin from Google AdWords Client – Video Capture “Animal Rights Zone” Fur Ads Thanks to Google Raccoon Fur Ads Appear Next to Scientific Research About Raccoon Dog As SARS Vector

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Cat Skin Car Seats for Sale Via Google’s Home Page

April 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized, adsense/adwords, automobile products, cat skin, cats, china, fur farm, hebei

These screen shots are from today (in China): a search for cat skin (maopi) turns up ads on Google’s home page sidebar for cat skin products: If you follow the ad link (thus creating more fur-biz profits for Google’s bottom-line) it takes you to Alibaba.cn, possibly the single largest online one-stop shop for dog and [...]

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Dog Skin from Google AdSense Partner

August 27th, 2009 · No Comments · adsense/adwords, dog meat, dog skin, dogs, fur advertisers, fur farm, puppies, wolf-dog

Going to repost this graphic, since nothing has changed with Google’s policy on fur since it was first posted. Related Articles: Dog Skin from Google AdSense Partner Dog Skin from Google AdSense Partner Dog Skin from Google AdSense Partner

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An Open Letter to the Google-funded Global Viral Forecasting Initiative

May 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · GVFI, adsense/adwords, fur farm

Dear Global Viral Forecasting Initiative, Google’s commitment to preventing viral pandemics has been demonstrated by their monetary support of your Global Viral Forecasting Initiative. Well, here is a forecast for you: Fur farms are viral disease farms. Fur farming is intensive factory farming. The cages are small. Conditions are filthy, unhygienic and inhumane. In China, [...]

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Dog Skin from Google AdWords Client – Video Capture

April 29th, 2009 · 3 Comments · adsense/adwords, dog skin, dogs, fox, fur advertisers, fur business, fur farm, google, mink, planet green, treehugger.com

This video capture shows sponsored links on Google.com’s home search page for a client of Google which has been openly selling dog skin. This dog skin-selling Google client has been a client of Google’s since at least Nov, 2008 (when this video capture was first made) and was a Google as recently as Jan, 2009. [...]

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“Earth Hour” Challenge to Google: Power-Down Your Fur Farm Clients

March 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized, adsense/adwords, fur business, fur farm, google, green commitments, massive hypocrisy

Google says it is committed to energy conservation. We say: the ecologically, epidemiologically and morally disastrous practice of RAISING A SENTIENT BEING in cages merely to harvest his or her skin, is a waste of Earth’s resources and should be condemned. Our Earth Hour challenge to Google: Stop advertising fur for One Hour today. And [...]

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Beijing News Report about Fur Farming in China

February 27th, 2009 · No Comments · fox, fur farm, live skinning, raccoon dog, skinning alive

This Beijing News report, although a couple years old, is quite direct about what happens to animals in the fur trade supported by Google, Treehugger, HuffingtonPost.com, Planet Green, Grist and many other online advertisers of fur. Related Articles: Puppy Under Pile of Dog Skins Sold by Google AdWords Partner Beijing News Report about Fur Farming [...]

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Open Letter to Dr. Larry Brilliant, Director of Google.org

February 24th, 2009 · No Comments · adsense/adwords, fur farm, google, google.org, letters

TO: LARRY BRILLIANT RE: Google’s fur advertising policy.  industry profits Dear Dr. Brilliant: You are a physician, epidemiologist, founder of Seva, and are in charge of Google’s philanthropic mission. I’ve heard you speak. I know you’re a smart man with a huge heart. For someone who has spent decades eradicating smallpox and bringing sight to [...]

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EarthFirst.com shows Fur Ads (UDPATED/CORRECTION ADDED)

February 6th, 2009 · 3 Comments · adsense/adwords, artificial insemination, earthfirst.com, factory farming, fox, fur farm, google, lynx, massive hypocrisy, mink

UPDATE #1: CORRECTION: The Advert for  LaFayette furs was NOT served by Natural Path Media’s ad server (as we’d indicated in the original version of this post).  The cause of our confusion is, well, understandable because directly beneath the fur adverts appeared a logo that said “Ads by Natural Path Media.” NPM wrote and explained [...]

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Lynx to Rescue or Wear – YouTube Google Ad for Lynx Trader Next to Lynx Rescue Video

February 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment · adsense/adwords, big cat rescue, fur advertisers, fur farm, google, lynx, youtube

A very large graphic Google ad for a seller of lynx fur appearing next to a YouTUBE video about a lynx rescued from a fur farm. (Feb 4, 2009).  Click images for larger size. This fur seller has American lynx coat available ON SALE for 8,900 dollars. I wonder how much good the people at [...]

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Grist.org Notified Us We’re In Violation of Trademark Law – Not Meant as Funny Environmental Humor

February 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · adsense/adwords, animal planet, baby mink, chinchilla, coonskin, discovery, discovery communications, fox tails, fur advertisers, fur business, fur farm, google, grist.org, planet green, supervegan, treehugger.com

THE FIRST PART OF THIS POST IS MEANT TO BE MILDLY SARCASTIC; THE SECOND PART IS TOTALLY SERIOUS: THE THIRD PART IS ALSO SERIOUS, BUT CONCLUDES WITH A SARCASTIC FLOURISH Why the sarcasm? Since sarcasm is practically the American Media’s official second language, I need to speak in a language American media-makers can understand. The [...]

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Google Does Not Allow Advertising of Anabolic Steroids; Handfuls of Baby Mink from Fur Farm Okay

January 29th, 2009 · 3 Comments · adsense/adwords, baby mink, china, fur farm, google, mink, things you can't advertise on Google

Google does not allow the advertising of Anabolic Steroids. Their policy states: Don’t promote anabolic steroids. Advertising is not permitted for anabolic steroids, muscle-enhancing stacks and cycles, bodybuilding steroid supplements, and related content, irrespective of an advertiser’s claims of legality. But a handful of baby mink from this Chinese fur farm client is allowed. The [...]

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Dog Skin from Google AdWords Client – Video Capture

January 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments · adsense/adwords, dog skin, dogs, fox, fur advertisers, fur business, fur farm, google, mink, planet green, treehugger.com

This video capture shows sponsored links on Google.com’s home search page for a client of Google which has been openly selling dog skin. This dog skin-selling Google client has been a client of Google’s since at least Nov, 2008 (when this video capture was first made) and remains Google client today. (Jan 30, 2009). Related [...]

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Oregon Comments asks Google: “Why wait to do the right thing” about fur?

January 29th, 2009 · No Comments · adsense/adwords, fur advertisers, fur business, fur farm, google, petition

From a petition commenter in Oregon: Why wait for more people to ask you to do the right thing when you can do it now!!?? We have a choice in what we do. The choice to support those who make money from taking the life of others is a sad choice that we as humans [...]

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Another Comment: “Dear Google, Life is Precious.”

January 29th, 2009 · No Comments · adsense/adwords, fur farm, google, petition

FROM CALIFORNIA: Dear Google, Please don’t help to torture and kill innocent animals by letting their murderers to advertise with you. Life is precious and not only human life. People can live without killing other beings. Related Articles: Squirrels of the World, You Are in Danger! Dear Google: The Faces and Bodies of these Fur [...]

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New Zealander asks Google: “view those sad video showing the atrocities of fur farms – hopefully that would enlighten”

January 29th, 2009 · No Comments · adsense/adwords, fur advertisers, fur business, fur farm, google, petition

From a commenter in New Zealand: For goodness sake Google why would you want to support such cruelty??? Perhaps your executives need to view those sad video showing the atrocities of fur farms – hopefully that would enlighten their greedy minds! Get real Google! Related Articles: Squirrels of the World, You Are in Danger! Dear [...]

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Snow Foxes on Chinese Fur Farm Need Google’s Help

January 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment · adsense/adwords, arctic fox, china, fur farm, google, snow fox

The image you see here comes from the website of a Google AdSense partner in China. The animals you see here are arctic foxes, or “snow foxes.” To see images of Snow Foxes NOT in cages, I highly recommend Google Image Search results for “Snow Fox.” If anyone in Google’s upper management is reading this, [...]

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More Dogskin from Google Client

January 26th, 2009 · No Comments · adsense/adwords, china, discovery, discovery communications, dog skin, dogs, fur advertisers, fur business, fur farm, google, google board of directors, planet green, supervegan, treehugger.com

Another one of Google’s dogskin-purveying clients in China. See their site by clicking THIS LINK. Like most of the dog and catskin sellers I’m finding, this Google AdSense client was advertising directly on the Google.com search page. I searched for “fur.” This company came up as a top sponsored result. And, voila, lots of dogskin [...]

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SuperVegan Declines to Take Action For Fur Animals

January 26th, 2009 · No Comments · adsense/adwords, baby mink, chinchilla, designer furs, fur farm, google, massive hypocrisy, supervegan

I got a little surprise today. SuperVegan responded to my comment and challenge about fur ads on their post about how “shocked” the writer was that Aretha Franklin was NOT wearing fur. In the response to my challenge that they ban AdSense until AdSense bans fur, SuperVegan responded almost exactly as Animal Planet did: 1) [...]

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Raccoon Dogs: Night Wanderers

January 26th, 2009 · No Comments · adsense/adwords, faux fur, fur advertisers, fur farm, raccoon dog

Below are some links to sites that discuss the behavior and personalities of Raccoon Dogs — who are a HUGE part of the fur farming industry in China, and which constitute a popular choice for so-called “faux fur.” wikipedia canine’s corner canids.org animaldiversity.unmmz.umich.edu iucnredlist.org video of a raccoon dog The more I learn about raccoon [...]

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