Guest guest Posted August 17, 2000 Report Share Posted August 17, 2000 Bid to Ban Fur in San Francisco August 15, 2000 Imagine a city where the sale of fur is banned-no more fur stores, no more store racks mingling fur trim with humane fashions, no more fur trinkets in gift shops. This is the vision put forth by the San Francisco Commission of Animal Control and Welfare at their August 10 meeting. Spurred by an HSUS investigation, Commission member Chin Chi asked the city's Animal Control and Welfare Commission to recommend a ban on all fur sales within the city as a means to end the slaughter of domestic dogs and cats for their fur. Chi wants to close the U.S. markets for these products. Chi told the San Jose Mercury News the proposed ban " will probably be strongly opposed by those San Francisco merchants who sell fur... But if anything needs to be discussed regarding animal cruelty, this is one of them. " At the meeting, Commission members saw convincing evidence of the cruelty inflicted on fox, mink, and other animals-including domestic dogs and cats-trapped or cage-raised for their fur. In front of a packed room, Committee Chairman Richard Schulke declared " I'm going to try as hard as I can to pass this or some version of this for the city and county of San Francisco, so help me God. " More: http://www.hsus.org/whatnew/sanfranfur081500.html -- Free email services provided by http://www.goodkarmacafe.com Powered by Outblaze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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