Fur is Green (La fourrure est écolo)...

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http://www.furcouncil.com/ecological.aspx

Ce commercial est passé aujourd'hui dans le journal anglophone Globe & Mail

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Ils essaient fort de redresser leur industrie en dépérissement, les "pôvres".

Fur is fashion, warmth, comfort and beauty. For many, fur is the ultimate luxury. But using fur also helps to protect our natural environment while supporting people and cultures.

To be considered “green” or “environmentally-friendly”, apparel and accessories should be made from natural materials that are:

Renewable
Durable, long-lasting
Reusable, recyclable
Biodegradable
Non-polluting, non-toxic
Energy efficient in their production, use and disposal

Simply put, to protect our natural environment for future generations, products we buy should not damage the “ecosystems” (air, water, land and the interconnected web of diverse flora and fauna) that we and other species depend upon for survival.


Increasingly, as consumers, we also want to know that a fair share of the money we spend goes to the people directly involved in producing the items we buy.

Fair Trade: Supporting People & Cultures


Not least important, because animals provide us with food, clothing and a wide range of other important products and services, we have a responsibility to prevent unnecessary suffering.


Animal Welfare: Responsible Practices

Animal Welfare: A Responsible Choice

When animals provide meat, leather, fur or any other products, we have a responsibility to provide for their welfare and prevent unnecessary suffering.


On the farm
Optimal standards for the nutrition, housing, husbandry and euthanasia of farmed-raised mink and fox are set out in Recommended Codes of Practice developed by Agriculture Canada, in consultation with producers and animal-welfare agencies. Similar standards have been developed in the USA and Europe. There is a strong incentive to respect these codes because there is no other way to produce high quality fur; farmers who do not care for their animals will not remain in business very long. From a humane perspective, farmed fur animals also have a distinct advantage over animals raised for food: they need not be transported to distant abattoirs. (Loading, unloading and transporting animals is generally much more stressful for them than the actual slaughtering operation.)


In the wild
Environment Canada and the international fur trade have contributed more than $13 million in recent years to research and refine humane trapping methods. This pioneering work, coordinated by the Fur Institute of Canada, provided the scientific basis for the Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards (AIHTS) These standards protect animals trapped for any reason, including pest and disease control. Without human intervention, wildlife is often subject to wildly swinging “boom and bust” cycles of overpopulation, disease and starvation. This is “natural”, certainly, but hardly humane. Using modern methods, trappers can help to maintain more stable, healthy and abundant wildlife populations.

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La fourrure, un produit écologique

L'industrie de la fourrure tente de redorer son image qui a été ternie depuis plusieurs années. Des campagnes de dénigrement de divers mouvements écologiques ont nui
à ce commerce. Les campagnes de Brigitte Bardot, entre autres, ont réussi à dissuader plusieurs consommateurs de porter des fourrures.

Depuis quelques jours, le Conseil canadien de la fourrure fait paraître une publicité agressive dans plusieurs quotidiens de langue anglaise. On y prône l'aspect écologique de cette ressource hautement renouvelable. En contrepartie, on y souligne que les fourrures synthétiques viennent de la pétrochimie, un produit nuisible à l'environnement.

Rappelons que malgré un ralentissement significatif de la fabrication de vêtements en fourrure, la métropole montréalaise demeure un chef de file dans cette industrie produisant 80% de la fabrication des produits de la fourrure au Canada. On souhaite sauver et maintenir les quelque 1000 emplois reliés à cette production.
http://www.matin.qc.ca/articles/20071128061405/fourrure_produit_ecologique.html