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Animals used for traditional fur objects alternate between a winter and summer coat. The winter coats of animals are normally more desirable because they are thicker and fuller than the summer coats. [2] The pelts are removed from the animal in a process of skinning and fleshing that removes all the tissue from the skin and pelt.
The largest producer of mink and foxes is Nova Scotia which in 2012 generated revenues of nearly $150 million and accounted for one quarter of all agricultural production in the Province. [ 40 ] In 2000 there were 351 Mink farms in the U.S. [ 41 ] As of 2015 there were 176,573 trappers in the U.S. with most being in the midwest. [ 42 ]
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A longtime Kansas City area furrier — Ambience Furs — is closing, its owners told The Star. After 38 years of selling coats made of lynx, mink, fox and sheared beaver, as well as other items ...
Bardot, an actress, had been a model in the 1971 "Legend" campaign of the U.S. mink label Blackglama, for which she posed nude in fur coats. Her involvement in anti-fur campaigns shortly afterward was in response to a request by the noted author Marguerite Yourcenar, who asked Bardot to use her celebrity status to help the anti-sealing movement ...
The sable coat, in particular, is a symbol of status and is one of the most coveted types of fur coats. There are American and Canadian versions of the sable coat, but the Russian version is the most valuable. Prices for the full-length Siberian sable fur coat today can cost around $100,000 or 3,185,850 rubles. [15]
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Mink are carefully evaluated in November or early December in order to physically assess their coat color, characteristics, and quality. Fur quality, along with skin size are two of the most important traits that are under intense selection in most mink breeding programs. [ 50 ]