Cuddle Coats

10/08/2026

Ethique Nouveau will be closed on Thursday, October 15. Sorry for the inconvenience. Staff will be advocating for animals at the Minnesota Educator Academy conference.

Check out our Teaching Compassion program:
https://animalrightscoalition.com/teaching-compassion/

10/08/2026

OCTOBER 1, 2026

Advocacy Groups Respond to Utah Department of Agriculture and Food’s Management of Bird Flu at a Mink Farm

According to reporting, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, two advocacy groups, described the federal and state responses to an outbreak of avian influenza H5N1 (bird flu) in a farmed mink facility in Utah as “dangerously lax.” Reportedly, the first case of bird flu in a mink confined at the facility was confirmed in August 2026.

Documents obtained from the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) reveal that the operators of the facility expect to lose 80% of the mink to the disease.

The press release by the Animal Welfare Institute states that the UDAF “indicated it did not plan to pursue quarantine or testing measures, reasoning that ‘nothing live leaves the [farm]’- a rationale that overlooks the movement of farm workers and equipment, the presence of wild animals (including migratory birds) in the area, the potential that infected mink could escape, and the risk of transmission from carcasses of mink who died from HPAI.”

According to the press release, tens of thousands of captive mink in the U.S. were killed by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and “mink-to-human transmission of variants of this virus have been reported in at least five countries.”

~Brooks Animal Law

10/07/2026

Second Hand Cruelty? Say no thank you, no fur!

If you run a vintage, thrift and secondhand stores, let’s collaborate.

When customers walk into a thrift or secondhand store and see real fur on the rack, it can create an uncomfortable feeling. For many people, fur represents cruelty, outdated fashion, and an industry they simply do not want to support. But what if those pieces could be taken out of the consumer market altogether and given a completely different purpose?

Cuddle Coats would love to partner with stores that receive donated real-fur coats, jackets, collars, hats, and other fur items. Instead of putting them up for sale, send them to us. We transform them into bedding, comfort items, and enrichment for orphaned and injured wildlife at rehabilitation centers and sanctuaries.

It is an easy, tangible way for your business to take a stand for animals while giving customers something positive to feel good about. As a thank-you, participating stores receive a free Cuddle Coats window cling to proudly show customers that you choose not to put fur back into circulation, and that your business cares about animals and wildlife.

Let’s change what fur represents. Instead of another sale, let it become comfort for a baby animal who needs it.

📩 Contact Cuddle Coats to collaborate and find out how your store can donate its unwanted fur. Email: [email protected]

10/04/2026

Cuddle Coats is a program of the Animal Rights Coalition. We invite you to celebrate World Animal Day by choosing to opt out of the exploitation, suffering, and deaths of animals. Please go vegan.

10/02/2026

For an orphaned or injured wild animal, comfort and familiarity matters.

Wildlife rehabilitators care for animals during some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives. A soft piece of fur can provide warmth, comfort, and enrichment while they recover.

That’s where Cuddle Coats comes in. We take your donated fur items and turn them into something useful for wildlife in rehabilitation, giving these items that destroyed other animals a new purpose.

Cuddle Coats is a non-profit, and your monetary support helps cover shipping costs to the wildlife rehabbers. Thank you for letting go of symbols of cruelty to benefit critters.

https://www.givemn.org/story/Cuddle-Coats55d4ed60542ea

Turning Pain Into Gain: Cuddle Coats Save Lives

09/28/2026

Your unwanted fur can help an animal in need.

Have a fur coat, collar, hat, or other fur item you no longer want? Instead of letting it sit in a closet or end up in the trash, donate it to Cuddle Coats.

We transform donated fur into cozy snuggle and enrichment items for orphaned, ill, and injured wildlife. Your donation helps us provide comfort to animals while they heal and grow strong enough to return to the wild.

https://cuddlecoats.com/how-it-works.html

09/26/2026

Wildlife rehabilitators, we’d love to work with you! 🐾

Cuddle Coats collects donated real fur and makes it safe for cuddles and enrichment for animals in wildlife rehabilitation. If you’re a wildlife rehabilitator or work with a wildlife rehabilitation organization and could use fur for the animals in your care, please reach out to us. We’d love to learn more about your organization, talk about what your animals need, and find ways we can collaborate to get these materials into your hands - for FREE.

Let’s put unwanted fur to work for animals who need it. ❤️

📩 Let's connect!

Address
Cuddle Coats
317 W 48th St.
Minneapolis, MN 55419

Phone
612-822-6161

Email
[email protected]

Website
https://www.animalrightscoalition.com

09/23/2026

Killing wild animals for their fur isn't cruelty-free.

Trapping can cause severe injury, prolonged suffering and exposure to the elements. It can also injure or kill unintended victims, including companion animals and other wildlife.

And here's the part we don't want to lose sight of:
The fox, coyote, raccoon, beaver or other animal caught in a trap wasn't born to become a coat. They just wanted to live.

We don't need to use animals for food, clothing, entertainment, transportation, or for any purpose.

Be fur free. Be vegan.

09/17/2026

A cage doesn't become a home just because someone feeds you in it.

Mink, foxes, raccoon dogs and chinchillas are among the many animals raised for fur. Keeping animals confined to small, barren cages where they cannot freely move, explore, forage, or dig is inhumane.

But why should an animal have to earn better conditions in a cage when they never needed to be in that cage in the first place?

We don't need “better” fur farms.

We need a world where animals aren't bred, confined and killed for fashion.

09/14/2026

When you see a fur coat, trim, pom-pom, or accessory, it can be easy to forget that it came from someone who wanted to live.

About 85% of the world's fur pelts come from animals raised on fur farms, while the remaining portion comes from animals trapped or hunted in the wild.

Millions of animals are intentionally bred into existence for one purpose: to be killed for their skin. Mink, foxes, raccoon dogs, chinchillas and other animals are not fashion materials. They are sentient individuals with their own needs, behaviors and interests.

We don't need their fur. We have countless warm, durable alternatives that don't require killing anyone. Thank you for supporting a fur free future and the Cuddle Coats program!

🧥 Choose fur-free. Choose vegan.