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    West Hollywood moves to finalize fur ban in stores

    WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The city of West Hollywood has voted to approve a local ordinance that's believed to be the country's first ban on the sale of fur apparel products.

    Fur Free West Hollywood spokesman Scott Samson says Monday night's 3-1 City Council vote to approve the ordinance was the last step in banning sales of clothing made from the skin or pelt of animals with hair, wool or fur.

    West Hollywood has long been known for its animal-friendly laws. It bans declawing of cats, and pets are formally recognized as "companions" while their owners are "guardians."

    Samson says local businesses have been consulted in the process of writing the fur ban law.

     
    • Just an Observation  •  6 mths ago
      I think we should be able to make apparel out of the skins of the anti-fur people. That would further save animals from being killed for their skins and pelts.
    • Antisophist  •  6 mths ago
      Yeah, if fur is now banned, how about shoe leather. Bet these morons don't have the gonads to go after their constituents' Manolos!
      • RavenW 6 mths ago
        Some people ban fur but are okay with leather, because with leather at least the whole animal is used for food for humans or animals. Animals killed with fur are largely wasted, and their product is needless. There are some areas that necessitate the use of fur--in that case an animal that died for fur is not wasted--but for West Hollywood? Who needs a fur coat there?
    • marty  •  6 mths ago
      Why doesn't the first sentence just end with "sale of fur apparel"? The word "products" is superfluous since apparel are products. This is just like saying "sale of fur product products".
      AP journalism is subpar at best.

      "...believed to be the country's first ban on the sale of fur apparel products."
    • Daniel  •  Los Angeles, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Are you allowed to sell cow leather ?! Let me know
      • Jesus 6 mths ago
        Leather is a by-product of the meat industry. If you can't see the difference, you're just plain stupid.
    • Sam  •  Palm Springs, United States  •  6 mths ago
      I dont think they should be able to control us in that manner
    • RavenW  •  6 mths ago
      I can understand people being against this measure as it does take away people's freedom of choice for that little location (though there is nothing stopping people from just going a few miles over to another store elsewhere or online), but I'm dismayed at the number of people on Yahoo who see nothing wrong with killing a thinking animal for no other reason than its pelt. It's a wasted life--unless you live in an extremely cold region that warrants real fur, there is no reason to wear the pelt of an animal that did not even die to provide food. Just a useless death. And trapping--in which non-target animals can be killed is the worst of all. I just don't understand it.

      Yes, we should have the freedom to buy what we please, and I'm not saying it's right to ban the sale of the products outright. It'd just be nicer if people thought about their purchases and the lives lost behind them. Do you really need that fur coat?
    • Jonathan  •  6 mths ago
      Gee, there's a job creator.
    • R.T. Arcand  •  6 mths ago
      Don't these evil people realize that anything they have that is made of wood made a lot of squirrels, birds and other animals homeless? I'll bet these cold hearted West Hollywood people don't even care that some of those animals died, because through their selfishness they wanted wood used in their homes.
    • Louie Lou I  •  6 mths ago
      lib retards
    • Bee_Careful  •  Surfside, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Choice to be Gay? You bet.
      Choice to have an abortion? Of course?
      Choice to sell/buy fur or not? Clutch the Pearls! No!
    • THE TRUTH CZAR  •  6 mths ago
      But...but....what will all of the gays wear on boys nite out??
    • Cynthia W  •  Jacksonville, United States  •  6 mths ago
      This ban is what I'm thankful for this Thanksgiving! Keep up the courage. Protect all creatures!!!
    • Jesus  •  6 mths ago
      Good.
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