Banning fur...

[debilorrah]

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I looked up the story this morning; I think you may have your facts wrong. Strong emphasis on "think".
I don't doubt that they will try for wool next. It seems the Mayor, City Council, and a large proportion of the citizenry are hardcore animal rights people.

This is from the LATIMES

"West Hollywood ban on sale of fur apparel nears adoption
September 20, 2011 | 8:16 am 20129

This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details.

West Hollywood moved a step closer to being fur-free Tuesday when the City Council tentatively approved an ordinance that would ban the sale of apparel made in whole or part from the pelt or skin of an animal with hair, wool or fur.

Not sure how to interpret that one. Everyone commenting reads it the same way I did, and the news is reporting "animal fur, hair or wool".

 

[frostbite]

Many animals protect their young, the behaviors that protect their own offspring promote the continuance of their own gene pool, so there is a survival benefit to the behavior. However similar protection by unrelated animals is rare, in many species animals will kill unrelated offspring of a new mate or of their rivals. I have not ever heard of cross-species protective behaviors except in humans. With humans, I would argue it is learned behavior, not instinctive.

 

[Ole and Lena]

C'mon earthquake! Sorry if you live there. You should probably move before they get any crazier.

 

[KenK]

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I take this to mean fur or fibers that require skinning of the animal. Another article I read seemed to affirm this.

I expect that they would like to mandate strict vegan-ism in the environs of West Hollywood.
Never personally knew anyone from California that I didn't like. Some of the politics out there make make me scratch my head though.

 

[debilorrah]

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I take this to mean fur or fibers that require skinning of the animal. Another article I read seemed to affirm this.

I expect that they would like to mandate strict vegan-ism in the environs of West Hollywood.
Never personally knew anyone from California that I didn't like. Some of the politics out there make make me scratch my head though.

That excerpt was from an updated article. When I posted this last night it read totally different. I love where I live here - in the only conservative county in the state. Most of us here are gun carrying, livestock owning, beef eating, truck dirivng people. It's some of the larger cities and the things they actually DO. Like this nonsense. In San Francisco a few weeks back mentioned banning circumscion.

 

[Ridgerunner]

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I am not going to pretend I really know what they intend. The way I read it is:

ban the sale of apparel made in whole or part from the pelt or skin of an animal with hair, wool or fur.

Where's a good lawyer when you need someone to understand legalese. But then I remember when I was trying to get some wording in a contract set up so it was easy to understand. Our company lawyer said he did not want it clear. He wanted to be able to argue whichever side was to our benefit.

 

[desertdarlene]

That would technically mean leather is banned because cows have hair, though it is removed and tanned as the skin is processed. Also, sheepskin, too.

 

[AquaEyes]

I'm not much of a fan of making the sale of fur illegal, but personally I am against many kinds of fur. I don't have a problem with utilizing an animal. But some animals used for fur just can't be humanely kept and killed on fur farms (in my opinion). I, myself, have a 6' X 6' black alpaca fur bedspread. And I have no problem with rabbit, chinchilla, sheepskin, etc. But I'd never buy fox, mink, bear or other non-domesticated animal reared in captivity. Even the best fur farms are really just bare cages outside, and the animals go nutty. I'm fine with killing an animal quickly and utilizing it for food or whatever, but not if it leads a horrid life before then. It's just not something I would support with my dollars. And considering the volume of fur coming from China, with that nation's despicable history of animal mistreatment, I would certainly not support that industry by purchasing their fur. That's my opinion, and I'm free to have it. I also feel others are free to have theirs, and wouldn't support a legal ban on the products. If you're fine with what goes on, that's your right. But I doubt I'd ever be buying any of it.

 

[Randy]

Fur is green.

http://www.furisgreen.com/furisgreen.aspx

 

[chickened]

I find the Hollywood types a bit hypocritical telling everyone to not use/buy fur when they wear leather goods, drive/ride in vehicles with leather interior and take advantage of other animal by-products. It reminds me of the documentary about actors telling everyone to conserve water with reduced flush toilets while sitting by their huge pools in the backyards of most residences owned by actors.