Status: Existing state + city law; preemption pending in Senate via Save Our Bacon
California's statewide fur retail ban (AB 44, 2019, first state in the nation), San Francisco / LA / Berkeley city bans, and parallel laws in MA, OR, RI, NJ. Like foie gras, these state-level wins live or die on the Senate's Save Our Bacon vote.
The ask:Defend state authority over fur sales. Vote NO on Save Our Bacon / any Farm Bill containing preemption.
Find the lawmakers who can act on this on your state page or via the address lookup.
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