Earlier this week, New York State Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D-Manhattan) introduced anti-fur legislation that, if passed, would ban the manufacture and sale of animal pelts statewide by January 1, 2021 — the New York Post reports.
This falls on the heels of California's proposed statewide fur ban — the Fur Products Prohibition Act, AB 44 — which recently passed its first hearing in the California Assembly's Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee.
Of her proposed fur ban, Rosenthal said: "Fur farms across the United States raise animals like raccoons, foxes, mink, and chinchillas to kill for their fur, often using cruel and inhumane methods."
A passionate animal rights activist, Rosenthal has also introduced — along with Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Queens) — animal-friendly legislation that would make New York the third state in the nation to ban the sale of puppy mill pets.
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