Chicago fur ban advances in City Council,
furriers warn it would end their businesses
Posted By: snakeoil, 3/4/2025 6:32:16 PM
Chicago was founded by fur traders. Now, it might soon kick them out. An ordinance banning the sale of new fur products advanced in the City Council Tuesday, setting up a final vote as soon as next week. Ald. Raymond Lopez, the ban’s author, hopes the move will stifle the “barbaric and inhumane” fur industry, and said existing furriers need to evolve. “We know we can transition away from formerly live fur products,” Lopez, 15th, told aldermen.
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Chicago was founded by fur traders. Now, it might soon kick them out. An ordinance banning the sale of new fur products advanced in the City Council Tuesday, setting up a final vote as soon as next week. Ald. Raymond Lopez, the ban’s author, hopes the move will stifle the “barbaric and inhumane” fur industry, and said existing furriers need to evolve. “We know we can transition away from formerly live fur products,” Lopez, 15th, told aldermen.
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