The California Legislature's Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife of the California Assembly voted eight to four to approve AB44, the California statewide fur ban.
The California fur ban passed its first test. Today, the Committee on
Water, Parks, and Wildlife of the California Assembly voted eight to four to
approve AB44, the California statewide fur ban. Now we need your help to
sustain this change.
Over 100 individuals from 14 animal rights organizations appeared during the
committee hearing to show their support for the bill. Speakers for the ban
highlighted the cruelty to animals in the fur trade, including death by anal
electrocution, and implored the committee to be a leader in ending this
injustice. And thousands more people supported online. It is thanks to you
that the committee made the right decision.
But the effort is only beginning. The bill needs to pass through several
more committees in both the Assembly and the Senate before facing votes in
both chambers. The opposition, which is overwhelmingly comprised by
industry groups outside of California, will fight it every step of the way.