All chemicals used in the dressing of fur are regulated to ensure environmentally responsible practices.

These women taught their husbands Aboriginal languages, customs, and behavioural standards, while also providing skilled services in the bartering and processing of furs.

Arriving at York Factory on 4 July, he was promptly put to work preparing furs for shipment to England.

Since the turn of the millennium, however, sales worldwide have soared to record highs, fuelled by radically new techniques for working with fur, and a sharp rise in disposable income in China and Russia.

Since the turn of the millennium, however, sales worldwide have soared to record highs, fueled by radically new techniques for working with fur, and a sharp rise in disposable income in China and Russia.