The new paintings on view explore female sexuality through public and private moments and through the juxtaposition
of animal fur against human skin.
had their livelihood eviscerated when greenshirt extremists made taboo the use
of animal furs in stylish clothing and accessories.
Not exact matches
The
animal - rights group said it plans on buying around $ 4,000 worth
of shares so it can speak at the company's annual meetings and urge it to stop using coyote
fur in its jackets.
It has also faced controversy, having been targeted by People for the Ethical Treatment
of Animals for its use
of coyote
fur in its jackets.
It's easy to see why the
fur of these little
animals is so popular: Prized for its softness and water absorption, badger hair seems purpose - built for shaving brushes owing to its great feel and ability to quickly work soaps and creams into a velvety lather without a lot
of effort.
«pure badger bristle» means very little, denoting only the lowest grade
of the
animal's
fur.
Not all badger hair is created equal, however: Like the term «genuine leather,» «pure badger bristle» means very little, denoting only the lowest grade
of the
animal's
fur.
When
animal welfare activism comes up in conversation, it's only natural to think
of angry protesters waving gruesome photos on the street or a bucket
of red paint splashed on someone's brand new
fur coat.
Although faux
fur is okay, St. Michael suggests staying away from anything that is made
of real
animal fur.
The «more primitive elements
of animal consciousness — palpable hunger and thirst, fear and rage, pleasure and pain — are as clearly evolutionary adaptations to an ever more elaborate ecosystem as
fur and feathers, toes and digits, eyes and ears.»
For example, we should stop «hunting for sport or
furs; farming minks, foxes and other
animals for their
fur; capturing wild
animals (often after shooting their mothers) and imprisoning them in small cages for humans to stare at; tormenting
animals to make them learn tricks for circuses, and tormenting them to make them entertain the folks at rodeos; slaughtering whales with explosive harpoons; and generally ignoring the interests
of wild
animals as we extend our empire
of concrete and pollution over the surface
of the globe» (ALNE 23).
Rain Without Thunder: The Ideology
of the
Animal Rights Movement by Gary L. Francione Temple University Press, 366 pages, $ 59.95 cloth, $ 22.95 Anyone whose image of the animal rights movement is one of nasty - tempered radicals who bomb laboratories and spray paint on fur coats will be in for
Animal Rights Movement by Gary L. Francione Temple University Press, 366 pages, $ 59.95 cloth, $ 22.95 Anyone whose image
of the
animal rights movement is one of nasty - tempered radicals who bomb laboratories and spray paint on fur coats will be in for
animal rights movement is one
of nasty - tempered radicals who bomb laboratories and spray paint on
fur coats will be in for a....
Traps constitute a major investment, especially in light
of lower
fur prices in part due to
animal protectionist's efforts to change the social acceptance
of wearing
fur.
[53] This radical understanding
of suffering caused one
fur - trapper to remark that
animal protectionists would not be happy even if we trapped and killed the
animals with «sweet dreams and tender kisses.»
«Consumptive trapping» involves the capturing
of animals deemed desirable for their
fur, meat, or products.
Lots
of animals want to eat these penguins including sharks, Cape
fur seals, killer whales, mongooses, cats, dogs, and kelp gulls, but somehow they manage to survive.
After the
animals are cruelly slaughtered the
fur is then treated with a number
of toxic chemicals in order to preserve it including ammonia, formaldehyde, hydrogen peroxide and bleaching agents to name but a few!
Yes, we are certified vegan by Vegan Action and free
of animal or
animal by - products including flesh, bones, dairy, eggs, honey,
fur, leather, wool, down feathers, and cosmetics or chemical products tested on
animals.
As
Animals Australia continues to represent our native animals in all available negotiations with the Government, you can also play a part by ensuring you never purchase fur products, of not only native wildlife, but any a
Animals Australia continues to represent our native
animals in all available negotiations with the Government, you can also play a part by ensuring you never purchase fur products, of not only native wildlife, but any a
animals in all available negotiations with the Government, you can also play a part by ensuring you never purchase
fur products,
of not only native wildlife, but any
animalsanimals.
Interactive book (s) A farm
animal board book that made realistic
animal sounds AND had patches
of real - feel
fur was my little guy's favorite gift this past birthday.
With a picture
of an
animal on one side
of the page and a close - up
of the
animal's skin or
fur on the other, this book's bold illustrations will delight your infant, who is just beginning to focus her eyes.
We love the fun look
of the
animal spot design mixed with a
fur looking texture which also makes it a perfect choice for a gender neutral room!
The 1998 EU Council Directive 98/58 on the protection
of animals kept for farming purposes set out minimum common standards
of protection for
animals of all species, including fish, reptiles, or amphibians, kept for the production
of food, wool, skin,
fur, or for other farming purposes.
The BFTA is a member
of the International
Fur Trade Federation (IFTF) which claims to «promote strict codes
of practice that meet or exceed established and accepted
animal welfare standards for wild and farmed
fur.»
The
fur trade is another cause
of concern for
animal welfare supporters.
«Farmer» shall mean any person, organization, entity, association, partnership or corporation engaged in the raising
of crops, or the raising
of livestock or livestock products as defined in subdivision 2
of section 301
of the agriculture and markets law, or the business
of agriculture, whether for profit or otherwise, including the cultivation
of land, the raising
of poultry, fish, or
fur - bearing
animals, the harvesting
of timber or the practice
of horticulture, aquaculture, apiculture or viticulture; «Generally accepted agricultural practices» shall mean those practices which are lawful, customary, reasonable, safe and necessary to the industry as they pertain to the practices listed in subdivision a
of section 3
of this local law.
Asthma and hayfever are strongly linked to allergic sensitization, that is the prevalence
of antibodies against allergens, for example, from pollen or
furred animals.
Researchers see this as a possible explanation for hayfever, which is strongly associated with pollen sensitization, having increased from 22 percent to 31 percent in Sweden, between 1990 - 2008, while the incidence
of asthma, that is strongly associated with
furred animals and mite sensitization, remained unchanged for the same period.
Nevertheless, the occasional death
of animals in various European caves over several tens
of thousands
of years eventually led to enormous accumulations
of bones and teeth from these large
fur - bearing
animals.
Delicate hooks on the agrimony seed in this photomicrograph snare the
fur of passing
animals (or your socks) to move to greener pastures.
As for the skin version
of the test,
animals»
fur is shaved and then several layers
of skin are removed with sticky tape before technicians apply test substances and cover over the abraded area with plastic sheeting.
In the
animal world, these qualities include things like thick, well - groomed
fur, long feathers, big antlers, or, in the case
of the stickleback fish, the size and hue
of the red spot on his belly.
Using both traditional histology techniques and cosmetic rating scales, the researchers showed that these
animals had 10 times the active follicle density
of other mice, resulting in luxuriantly silky
fur.
Jaenicke's 15 - year study found that more than a billion tons
of bioaerosols — bits
of proteins and cells,
animal fur, dandruff, dead plants, and insects — are sloughed off into the atmosphere every year, an amount about 20 times greater than previously estimated.
Conservationists also needed to match the original 1930s colors
of the
animals»
fur, which was not easy to do — especially because the photographs from the original exhibition preparation are black and white.
That might explain the white patches
of fur, shorter snouts and curly tails
of the tame
animals.
Many low - growing plants have adopted a simple dispersal strategy: develop fruit with burs or spikes that snag the
fur of passing
animals.
(Otters have the densest
fur of any
animal.)
The mammals are the class
of vertebrate
animals characterized by the production
of milk in females for the nourishment
of young, from mammary glands present on most species and specialized skin glands in monotremes that seep or ooze milk; the presence
of hair or
fur; specialized teeth; three minute bones within the ear; the presence
of a neocortex region in the brain; and endothermic or «warm - blooded» bodies.
According to IFTF data, the vast majority
of the
fur industry's pelts — upwards
of 85 percent — now come from farm - raised
animals.
Activists are also concerned,
of course, about the conditions
animals endure on
fur farms.
IFTF argues that
fur farming has environmental benefits, such as providing good use for 647,000 tons
of animal by - products each year from Europe's fish and meat industries alone (they are fed to the captive
animals), and generating a lot
of manure, sold as organic fertilizer.
«The amount
of energy needed to produce a real
fur coat from ranch - raised
animal skins is approximately 15 times that needed to produce a fake
fur garment,» says PETA.
«Sleeping on
animal fur in infancy found to reduce risk
of asthma.»
Background If you were an
animal with a thick layer
of fat under your skin and a heavy coat
of fur, such as a polar bear, would you live in a tropical forest?
Some
of these differences give the
animals adaptive advantages — brown
fur is better than white for camouflage, for instance — but many monkeys sport very complicated, multicolored patterns.
With their bark - patterned
fur and nocturnal habits, spotting these
animals, which are about the size
of large squirrels, is tough.
Each week, the researchers tracked down all the
animals they could find and noted how well their coat color matched the local background by determining the percentage
of white
fur and
of snow cover.
It's a concentration
of skunk, offal and hair that trappers use to attract
fur - bearing
animals.
Maubrey's other works include an «audio steelworker», an «audio cyclist», and an «audio herd» in which people wearing synthetic
animal furs and skins play the calls
of monkeys, frogs and birds while strolling through a park.