Written for Daily Hive by Peter Fricker, Communications Director of the Vancouver Humane Society. As the Canadian winter drags on and the country is gripped in a polar vortex, many of us will be looking for clothes and bedding to stay warm, whether it’s tucked up in bed or snow-shoeing up a mountain. But how many shoppers will be aware that their choice of purchase may add to the misery of ducks and geese who are forced to supply a key component of the products we commonly use to keep us warm? Down, that soft layer of feathers closest to a duck’s or goose’s skin is highly-prized in the...