Where Do I Buy Fur Now That Etsy Banned the Sale of Fur? For years, online marketplaces made it easy for customers to discover handcrafted fur products made by skilled artisans across North America. Whether you were searching for a traditional coonskin hat, a handmade trapper hat, fur mittens, or custom fur goods, platforms like…
For the better part of 3.5 years, I have been running Volk Furs through Etsy. This past April, Etsy announced a policy change that will ban the sale of fur on their website starting August 11, 2026. This announcement came as a shock to me, as my business has been growing on Etsy each year….
Fur was never really a part of my life growing up. I spent my summers fishing and my falls hunting when the temperatures were still mild enough that extremely heavy winter clothing wasn’t necessary. During the winter months, we switched to snowmobiles and wore the kind of gear built for riding — helmets, heavy parkas,…