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Fur Ban in West Hollywood is First of Its Kind

Posted: November 9, 2011

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If you opened this article hoping someone, somewhere had finally taken the initiative to ban furries, I’m afraid you will be leaving sadly disappointed.

Yes, there is a fur ban in West Hollywood, but the ban deals with the pricey, wearable kind of fur and not the creepy, fandomsexual genre. The use of fur in fashion is not without controversy, and the practice has fallen out of favor to a degree in recent years given high-profile fur bashings in the 80s and 90s. While some designers have still adhered to the use of animal fur in their pieces, many eschew the product as it leads to the deaths of animals for no other reason than to utilize their shiny, warm pelts for fashion purposes. Anti-fur activists estimate that 8 million animals per year are trapped for their fur, while 30 million are raised solely for that purpose.

Given the controversial nature of the fashion choice, the fur ban should not be entirely surprising. Lawmakers in the California city of West Hollywood voted 3-1 on the decision with one abstention vote on the measure. And the fur ban does not extend to the wearing of fur- an important distinction- it merely limits the sale of the love-it-or-hate-it material within the borders of the tiny jurisdiction.

Those who oppose the bill say that out of around 200 clothing stores in West Hollywood, about half sell some fur-related things and those items are estimated to account for about $2 million in revenue for all the shops combined each year. The ordinance was given extra time before going into effect on September 21st, 2013 so city officials can determine the impact on local commerce.

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Posted: November 9, 2011
Kim LaCapria

By Kim LaCapria









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10 Archived Responses to “ Fur Ban in West Hollywood is First of Its Kind ”

  1. Durk Gescheidle
    Nov 9, 2011

    Fur, like hunting, is a relic of our Neanderthal past. Neither has any place in modern society.

  2. Alan Maxwell
    Nov 9, 2011

    Heh, heh. Durk, if the system falls apart and you get really, really hungry, you will catching cats for dinner (yes you will) while those more connected to nature and harvesting what it provides will be eating well and protecting their supplies from the ignorant who know not how to survive. Did you ever see how fast a grocery store is emptied in an emergency situation? Imagine the re-supply lines broken down by earthquake, hurricane or war. You ge
    t hungry fast. Good luck.

  3. Durk Gescheidle
    Nov 9, 2011

    Alan Maxwell You are wrong on so many different points I won't waste my time trying to educate someone like you. I've been a vegetarian for 18 years and grew up on a farm. I'll be just fine.

  4. Terri Jones
    Nov 9, 2011

    Furs are creepy! Have you ever seen one of those that has the head, feet and tail still attached? YUCK!
    To have something like that with it's little eyes gouged out hanging around your neck is just plain sick!

  5. Alan Maxwell
    Nov 9, 2011

    Durk Gescheidle then you should know that while you're entitled to your point of view, outlawing a legal activity is taking it a step too far. Funny how that works. If a conservative doesn't want to wear fur, they don't wear fur. When a liberal doesn't want to wear fur, they want it outlawed. I wish you good health, good life and Happy Thanksgiving.

  6. Neen Mickelberg
    Nov 9, 2011

    I agree. Better to go faux!

  7. Ian Foster
    Nov 9, 2011

    Faux looks great I do have rabbit skin gloves that date from the second world war and sheepskin flying kit but they pre date faux

  8. Terri Jones
    Nov 9, 2011

    Ian Foster You are forgiven Ian. Though I don't think they use actual sheep skin. Isn't it the wool from the sheep they create the fabric out of? Rabbit skin was common in those days.

  9. Dwayne Young
    Nov 10, 2011

    Durk Gescheidle — good for you, m'man! I'm also getting better at recognizing when it's not worth the time to try and enlighten someone.
    Some folks just weren't blessed with an ability to recognize and absorb rational thought…Ignorance can't always be blissful. I suspect that underneath the shear stupidity, and inability to feel and express empathy — that many of these people are in a constant state of self-loathing. And that can't be fun.

  10. Rochelle Friedman Bunt
    Nov 14, 2011

    Alan Maxwell .. trapping and/torturing/killing an innocent animal so you can look "pretty" is absurd and has no argument. this is not about food although we can do that another day. We do not live in the tundra where we need and must use animals for warmth. It is 2011 almost 2012.. there are many options. No excuse.. NONE!!