Is the use of animal hide for fashion fur enough?

The Big Questions: Why are animals suffering for their skin? Should designers use synthetic alternatives? Megan Packer | @meganannepacker Why are we asking this now? In February, the animal rights group Surge, launched a Change.org petition just weeks before London Fashion Week in attempt to ban designers from using real fur items on the catwalk. […]

Captivity or conservation: can animals in the entertainment industry live a fulfilled life?

Circuses, zoos, safari parks and aquariums are all responsible for confining wild creatures and putting them on display for human benefit. But it is difficult to know how the animals feel about it… by Megan Packer Something changed the day that Nadia, the Sumatran tigress was found dead in her enclosure. The usual upbeat spirit […]