Most natural fur products come from the four fur auction companies: Kopenhagen Fur, North American Fur Auctions (NAFA), American Legend Cooperative, and Saga Furs. Other than fur trade, fur classifications and certification are among their main tasks.

Environment: natural fur vs. artificial fur, biodegradability and compostability, pollution from production.

(Life Cycle Analysis (LCA), prepared by DSS Management Consultants Inc. at the request of the International Fur Federation, is aimed to demonstrate that real fur is better for the environment than artificial fur.)

Animal welfare: see the case of Danish mink farms (video). Not all the farms have the same condition as that in the video.

Globalization: In the East, fur trade and production haven’t been fully regulated, although organizations in China and Russia have made a lot of progress in recent years, but those countries need more governmental regulations and university researches on animal welfare, leather production, dyeing, etc.

Bio-leather: fibers from ”kombucha”!

Advantages: organic, vegan, easy dyeing, less water

Disadvantage: soggy in rain (so it’s not ready for the public yet.)