The Fur Industry Fur Industry The fur industry is very large around the world and it continues to be profitable for almost all parties involved. Regardless of the anti-fur advocates there still is a lot of buying and selling of these pelts‚ although the amount has been dramatically reduced over the past few years. After watching the video in class on this subject I felt compelled to go online and look into more statistics regarding the fur trade in Canada. The video itself seemed rather
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Effects of the Fur Trade on the Aboriginals of Canada When Europeans first came to the New World‚ there was a language barrier between them and the aboriginals. To show peace‚ each side would trade some goods to create a bond between them and show that they can trust each other. The Europeans would trade tools and other European goods for furs from the Aboriginals. The Aboriginals needed the tools and the Europeans wanted the furs to make a big profit. With the great demand for furs from Europe and
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Fur farming is probably the most vicious and horrifying thing that could ever happen to an animal. It is so excruciating that immediate death‚ although inevitable‚ would be better. There are many animals that are put into this trade‚ including minks‚ raccoons‚ foxes‚ rabbits‚ wolves and many more. People believe that fur is a luxury‚ defining elegance and dignity in people who wear it. What they don’t realise is that the animals that the fur came from died in the most brutal way possible. For their
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The fur trade was a very important industry that sold the beavers for a certain part of their body and the rest of the body as well. It was the best fur for felting. The fur trade could also be known as the beaver trade. The Earliest fur traders were the French explorers and the fishermen. The fur trade started with the exchange of goods between the Europeans and the Native Americans. The Europeans
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HISTORY OF THE FUR TRADE The fur trade was one of the earliest and most important industries in North America. The fur trading industry played a major role in the development of America‚ Europe and India for more than 300 years. The fur trade began in the 1500 ’s as an exchange between Indians and Europeans. The Indians traded furs for such goods as tools and weapons. Beaver fur‚ which was used in Europe to make felt hats‚ became the most valuable of these furs. The fur trade prospered until the
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solely for the use of their fur for human needs. The fur industry is a completely unnecessary‚ inhumane‚ and cruel practice. Although some of our group members had prior knowledge on the industry‚ the group was shocked after researching and educating ourselves further on the horrors of the fur trade. Killing animals for fur is unnecessary‚ considering all the cruelty free options that we available today in our modern society. Besides the ethics side of the argument‚ the fur industry is an environmentally
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beautiful fur. According to OCPA‚ Over 10 million animals are killed each year and skinned for their fur coats‚ among those are included dogs and cats. Millions of innocent animals are killed for the shallow purpose of looking fashionable and it needs to change. No more animals should have to bleed to be turned in to coats. Though the ethical standpoint on animal rights are clear there are many who oppose the idea of putting a ban on the production of animal fur. The International Fur Trade
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Have you ever thought about what a fur coat is made of? Most likely‚ the first thing that comes to your mind is artificial or fake fur. Well‚ not in this cause. You have most likely heard of innocent animals such as raccoons‚ rabbits‚ and many other guiltless animals being killed for the fur trade in order to manufacture materials such as coats but‚ have you ever heard of the mink? Each year‚ more than 40 thousand animals are killed for the fur including the mink. This is inhumane thing to do
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Final Research Paper The Role of Native and Métis Women In the Western Fur Trade Over time‚ the power that Native women held with in their tribe has unfortunately digressed. During the age of exploration Native women have played key roles in the western fur trade. Native women assisted the fur traders by being liaison between the Europeans and Natives. This role was fundamental in strengthening trade increasing the economic stability of the post. They acted as guides for the European traders who
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the fur trade to the development of North America is a topic that has received much attention over the last century. Attempts to describe the economic‚ social‚ and political consequences of the fur trade have been made by prominent authors such as Harold Innis and Arthur J. Ray. None have doubted the significance of the industry‚ but attempts to describe or analyze it have varied greatly as historians‚ political scientists‚ sociologists‚ and economists gave their view. Some argue that the fur trade
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