''Nobody needs fur in modern times. Fur is mostly used as a status symbol by the rich elite in countries like China and Russia.'' The 27-country EU, according to its most recent figures, estimates ...

A sharp, musky scent rushes over me as I step out of the taxi outside Mr. Wang’s house near Tong’erpu, in China’s northeastern Liaoning province. It’s one of the country’s largest fur-trading centers.

As stories about species going extinct continue to make headlines, global animal conservation efforts are not always a source of good news. However, animal rights groups and activists collectively ...

Animal activists have been turning up the heat on Milan Fashion Week to adopt a fully fur-free policy, with dozens of protesters demonstrating outside the Giorgio Armani show on Sunday.

ZooTampa has two more fuzzy residents. Sadie and Seth, two red foxes who were among 250 animals rescued from a fur farm in Ohio, have settled into their new digs after arriving in Tampa last month.

“We want to give them the best life possible,” said Molly Lippincott, senior curator of Florida and marine life at a Tampa zoo.