San Francisco bans fur sales

San Francisco today became the largest US city to ban sales of fur as a way to protect animals.

The vote by the Board of Supervisors in the politically liberal California city was 10-0.

Humane Society International hailed the vote, saying "this is an exciting and historic vote both for animals and compassionate consumerism, and we hope that the world is watching."
Katy Tang, the San Francisco supervisor who sponsored the fur ban bill, said each year an estimated 50 million animals "are slaughtered in gruesome ways so that we can wear their fur and look fashionable."