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Ann Arbor’s ban on fur sales is part of a larger fight to save wildlife

Aug 18, 2021 | Banned Fur Sales, COVID-19, Cruelty, Extreme Animal Cruelty

The Ann Arbor, Michigan fur sale ban passed less than a year after an outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) in mink on a Michigan fur farm and the infection of a Michigan taxidermist with a COVID-19 variant found in mink. As it turns out, fur...

‘This is yesterday’s business.’ Fur sales ban gets Ann Arbor’s 10-0 final OK

Aug 18, 2021 | Banned Fur Sales, Cruelty, Extreme Animal Cruelty

ANN ARBOR, MI — The future is fur-free, animal rights activists told Ann Arbor officials Monday night, Aug. 16. City Council responded by voting 10-0 to give the final OK to a new ordinance banning sales of fur products in the city. “This is yesterday’s business,”...

Israel becomes first country in the world to introduce “historic” ban on fur sales

Jun 11, 2021 | Banned Fur Sales, Cruelty, Fur Free Fashion

Israel has become the first country in the world to ban the sale of fur for frivolous fashion, effective 6 months from now, with a few exceptions. Humane Society International/UK, which leads the #FurFreeBritain campaign for a UK fur sales ban, hopes Israel’s ban will...
Queen Elizabeth II Will Go Fur Free

Queen Elizabeth II Will Go Fur Free

Nov 26, 2019 | Banned Fur Sales, Bear, Cruelty, Fur Free Fashion, Public Opinion, Uncategorized, Wildlife

She has sat next to Anna Wintour at London Fashion Week and awarded Stella McCartney the Order of the British Empire. Now Queen Elizabeth II is building on her fashion-forward reputation: The 93-year-old monarch will stop buying clothing made with real fur, the...
California bans fur trapping for recreation, commerce

California bans fur trapping for recreation, commerce

Oct 15, 2019 | Banned Fur Sales, Banned Fur Trapping, Legislation

California on Wednesday became the first state to ban commercial fur trapping, ending the practice nearly 200 years after animals like beavers and otters introduced the American West to international trade. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday he had signed a...
California bans the sale of fur

California bans the sale of fur

Oct 13, 2019 | Banned Fur Sales, Commercial Fur Sales, Cruelty, Extreme Animal Cruelty, Fur Trade

California has made history today by becoming the first U.S. State to ban the sale of animal fur. Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 44 into law, banning all new fur sales and manufacturing in California. The law, which comes into effect in January 2023, has...

California Just Became the First State to Ban Fur Trapping

Sep 6, 2019 | Banned Fur Sales, Banned Fur Trapping, Bobcat, Fur Trade, Trapping on Public Lands

Wildlife advocates celebrate new law, look ahead to possible statewide ban on sale of fur. California just became the first state in the country to ban fur trapping, solidifying its position as a trailblazer on wildlife issues. The Wildlife Protection Act of 2019,...
San Francisco Becomes the Largest U.S. City to Ban Fur Sales

San Francisco Becomes the Largest U.S. City to Ban Fur Sales

Mar 21, 2018 | Banned Fur Sales, Fur Trade

San Francisco has become the largest U.S. city to ban fur sales after the city’s Board of Supervisors voted on legislation Tuesday. The ban will go into effect on January 1, 2019, and gives retailers until January 2020 to sell of their existing fur stock. The fur...
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Recent News

  • Roxy’s Law Banning Traps, Snares, and Poisons on New Mexico Public Lands Goes Into Effect March 31, 2022
  • New Mexico Teeters on Edge of a New Era of CoExistence: Trapping Ban on Public Lands Goes into Effect April 1 March 31, 2022
  • Finally, recreate safely with no harmful traps on public lands March 31, 2022
  • Trapping ban to take effect on public lands in New Mexico March 31, 2022
  • Roxy’s Law a win, but wildlife governance needs reform March 28, 2022
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