LOUIS XIV’s finance minister, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, believed that “the art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest possible amount of feathers with the smallest ...

MILAN (Reuters) - Italian luxury down jacket maker Moncler said on Wednesday it had started an external audit of its suppliers to ensure they did not mistreat geese. In 2014, the company denied ...

A man accused of using his bare hands to kill a goose at Lakeside Park is facing two misdemeanor charges.The Oakland Tribune reports that 30-year-old Yonas Alehegne was charged Thursday with a ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) -- It's something we don't tend to think about as we bundle up in our down jackets: Were the feathers in it plucked humanely? Despite renewed efforts by the outdoor industry to ...

Though the use of fur remains one of the fashion world's most heated debates, there's another, less widely discussed issue of potential animal cruelty prominent in the industry: fashion's feather ...

At Boston University, duck may be the new goose. Canada Goose, a brand of extreme weather outerwear, has rapidly gained popularity within the past year, despite the brand’s high prices. The most ...

Oh, Mr. Trimingham! Oh, Mr. Trimingham! These Americans have made me mighty sore. We’ve done everything we know To relieve them of their dough, But the blighters seem to still have plenty more! The ...