MOSCOW -- Alfia Karimova's path to animal-rights activism started when she was shopping online -- for a fur coat. The 34-year-old woman from the industrial city of Magnitogorsk was already the proud ...

“It costs Rs25,000,” says Kashif, pointing to a full-length chinchilla fur coat. A chinchilla fur coat is a highly coveted item for fur fans abroad, even if wearing it earns them censure. Madonna was ...