Fur Is Evil

There is no excuse for this. Arguments such as “the ads are automated” is NOT a moral excuse for the COO of the HSUS to allow fur ads to appear on his blog!!! If the COO of the Humane Society of the United States does not immediately demand the complete removal of fur ads from [...]

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Fictional Anti-Fur Protest by Raccoon Dogs at Google Mountain View, California April 22, 2009 In honor of Earth Day, a fictional anti-fur protest was staged this morning at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California. The protest was small and unreal, but meaningful. In an act of imagination rarely observed among fur farm animals, several raccoon [...]

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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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Among the first animals in China to be identified as carrying the SARS virus was a raccoon dog. It was at a live market where civet cats and raccoon dogs were for sale. (If you’ve followed our campaign, you will know that Chinese raccoon dogs are a big part of Google’s fur advertising revenue stream.) [...]

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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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WANT TO KNOW HOW RACCOON DOGS have their skins removed in China? Watch THIS VIDEO to find out. Related Articles: Earth Day Protest against Google’s Role in Chinese Fur Industry Beijing News Report about Fur Farming in China Raccoon Fur Ads Appear Next to Scientific Research About Raccoon Dog As SARS Vector Raccoon Dogs: Night [...]

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Treehugger.com – a sister city of Petfinder, Animal Planet and Planet Green — is hawking fur for Gabriella’s Fur Den. Gabriella’s sells CHINCHILLA, SABLE, FOX, MINK, RACCOON, RABBIT, TIBETAN and PERSIAN LAMB, COYOTE and BEAVER FURS. Here is the advert on Treehugger.com. FOOTNOTE: Fyi, the “faux fur” adverts you see in this screen shot by [...]

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UPDATE: The man I talked to last night used to raise and kill Minks and Raccoon Dogs: Here, courtesy of Google AdSense’s clients in China, is a phot0 of a raccoon dog and baby mink. — Last night, (January 15, 2009), I had a conversation with a former fur farmer. This 40-year-old man raised and [...]

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