

In February 2019, the vegan paradise of Los Angeles voted to ban the sale and manufacture of new fur in the city beginning Jan. 1, 2021. By October, the entire state was on board: Governor Gavin Newsom signed new legislation that would ban the sale, donation, and manufacture of fur products with few exceptions (one being fur products used by Native American tribes) beginning January 1, 2023. Seems pretty progressive, right? Except, of course, every state has their own Boston and for California, that’s San Francisco: the tech hub wants its fur back, pretty please.
According to the Fashion Law, The International Fur Federation (“IFF”) has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California which claims that the fur ban is not only unconstitutional, it is “so arbitrary as to be ridiculous.” Those Cruella types believe the bill does nothing for “the welfare of any animals in San Francisco,” and because it interferes with commerce, violates the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution.