NEWS
SUSTAINABILITY IS THE HEIGHT OF FASHION SAYS HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, CROWN PRINCESS MARY OF DENMARK
Her Royal Highness, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark made an impassioned opening speech on the importance of building...
FUR EXCELLENCE IN ATHENS 2012
Fur Excellence in Athens 2012, International Fur Fair, finished with great success, in a critical moment for the Fur...
THE FUR INSTITUTE OF CANADA APPLAUDS COMMITTMENT BY GOVERNMENT OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR TO SUPPORT THE SELLING OF SEAL PRODUCTS
"Despite all the misinformation perpetuated by single interest groups, the sealing industry remains an important way...
IFTF IS PROUD TO SUPPORT RED PANDA PROJECT IN NEPAL
The Red Panda is an extremely rare and charismatic animal living in the Himalayan Mountain ranges – it is estimated...
FUR TRADE WELCOMES CLARIFICATION BY THE UK ADVERTISING STANDARDS AUTHORITY
The European Fur Breeder’s Association (EFBA) and the International Fur Trade Federation (IFTF) welcome...
PEOPLE
The Fur Trade Small but important
The fur trade comprises hunting communities and many small farms and family businesses, craftsmen and women, manufacturers, dressing companies, co-operatively owned or publicly floated auction houses, designers and retailers. It is a small but global industry. Worldwide retail turnover in 2008 was just over US $13 billion.
The fur trade provides jobs and cash income in remote, hard to farm areas such as the deserts of Namibia, the ice floes and fjords of the Arctic Circle, the great wilderness of North America as well as being ideal for the small, family run farming economies of Eastern Europe and the Baltic States. In several northern European countries, US and Canadian sates and provinces fur farming is an important part of the agricultural sector. The fast-developing economies of China and Russia are growing fur markets as well as producers of fur. The IFTF works with its members in all countries to educate and support their efforts to ensure high animal welfare standards, good conservation practice and where appropriate, encourage their government to adopt and implement international standards.
To read more about the socio-economic impact of international fur farming, please click here, to view the booklet produced by IFTF. The booklet is available in English, Russian and Chinese.
If you would like further information relating to the socio-economic impact of fur farming in Europe, please click here to view the booklet jointly produced by IFTF and the European Fur Breeder's Association [EFBA]. The booklet is available in 10 European languages: Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish and Swedish.
