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Born Free USA’s Fourth Annual Fashion Competition for Eco-Friendly Designers AnnouncedIndependent fashion designers are invited to enter their fur free fashions in the fourth annual Born Free USA fffashion competition for a chance to win prizes, significantly boost their fashion career, be featured in a national magazine, and help promote the ethical and environmental benefits of fur free fashion. Be Fashionable — and Compassionate — This Holiday Shopping SeasonBorn Free USA Offers Shopping Tips That Can Help Wild Animals and the EnvironmentThe 2011 holiday shopping season is a time for consumers to make ethical purchasing decisions that can have a greater impact for animals and the environment. Born Free USA, a nationally recognized leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation, is encouraging consumers to be extra wise this holiday season and to make informed decisions when they spend their holiday dollars. New Mexican Public Overwhelmingly Opposed to Traps on Public LandsPanel Issues Preliminary FindingsThe People's Forum Panel on Public Lands Trapping in New Mexico issued an online survey, for the period Oct. 5 to Nov. 5, intended to engage all members of the public on the issue of trapping. More than 2,400 citizens took the survey and the results showed that 90 percent were opposed to public lands trapping. Pennsylvania Game Commission Ignores Urgent Call from Born Free USA for Action to Protect WildlifeThe Pennsylvania Game Commission, the state’s wildlife management agency, made a unanimous decision in Harrisburg Oct. 4 to disregard a petition brought forth by Born Free USA, a national leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation, to amend Pennsylvania’s furbearer trapping regulations. Winners of 3rd Annual Fur Free Fashion (fffashion) Competition Announced by Born Free USA and Celebrity JudgesEmerging Design Stars from Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina and China SelectedBorn Free USA’s third annual fffashion competition attracted emerging designers from around the globe who believe in the benefits of shunning fur, protecting animals and the environment, and embracing the green fashion movement. Winners of the competition were announced Aug. 8 by Born Free USA’s chief executive officer, Will Travers, after celebrity judging panelists made their final decision. Congresswoman Takes Action to End use of Body-Gripping Traps in National Wildlife Refuge SystemBorn Free USA, Leader in Wildlife Conservation, Applauds Legislation to Ban Traps that Kill Wildlife and Put Non-Targeted Animals and Humans at RiskBorn Free USA, a national leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation, congratulates Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY) for introducing legislation to ban the use of body-gripping traps within federally protected wildlife refuges. Keep Wildlife in the Wild Week is June 20-24Join Ricky Gervais, Florence Henderson and other Stars in Advancing the Cause!Born Free USA’s third annual Keep Wildlife in the Wild Week, June 20-24, is designed to encourage people to protect wild animals in their own backyards and around the globe. The official weeklong “call to action” (supported by celebrities such as Ricky Gervais) includes advice, educational tools and online activities to engage adults and children to become more aware and protective of animals in the wild. Born Free USA Releases Details of Trapping InvestigationUnprecedented Video and Photographs Show Brutality and Illegal Practices by U.S. Trappers, Including Images of Trapped Animals in New MexicoBorn Free USA, a leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation, has released information about a groundbreaking undercover investigation (www.bornfreeusa.org/victimsofvanity) inside the world of recreational and professional wildlife trapping. This is the first known undercover investigation of trapping in the United States and includes shocking images of bobcats and mountain lions cubs caught in New Mexico traps. |
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