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California became the first state to ban hunting for fur

California introduced a new ban on hunting for fur, making it the first state to outlaw centuries-old activity that was intertwined with the state’s economic recovery. Writes about it Los Angeles Times.

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The 2019 Wildlife Conservation Act of California, signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday, September 4, bans commercial or recreational hunting on both state and private lands.

California MP Lorena Gonzalez, a San Diego Democrat who introduced the bill, said the time had come to put an end to catching animals for fur.

«Это кажется особенно жестоким, и это просто ненужно и дорого», — сказала она.

Although commercial hunting was an early part of the California economy, opening the San Francisco Bay area to international trade even before the 1848 California Gold Rush, its value has declined over many decades.

Gonzalez said that approximately 60 hunters, still working in the state, compared to more than 5000 years ago, cannot afford to pay the full cost of introducing and regulating their industry.

California lawmakers are considering more aggressive measures to protect animals and wildlife, often threatening centuries-old traditions.

Legislators are considering proposals to ban the sale of all fur products, including fur coats, and to ban the use of animals in any circus in the state, with the exception of domesticated horses, dogs and cats.

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«В отношении того, как мы относимся к животным, произошли реальные изменения», — сказала Гонсалес.

According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, in 2017, a total of 68 hunters reported the capture of 1568 animals across the state. Among the 10 recorded species were coyote, gray fox, beaver, badger and mink.

Animals trapped are strangled, shot, or beaten to death, while taking care not to damage the skins before removing them.

According to the law, the use of traps for catching gophers, domestic mice, rats, moles and voles will still be allowed.

The law followed the 2013 public protest of the year when natural resources advocate Tom O'Kay discovered a lynx trap illegally installed in his property near the edge of Joshua Tree National Park in 2013.

O'Key stumbled upon a trap chained to a jojoba bush and masked by broken branches north of an 720 000 acre park (almost 300 thousand hectares), where large cats are the dominant force in the ecosystem.

He immediately warned the neighbors and contacted the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, triggering an angry wave of complaints that highlighted the practice of trapping, killing and skinning supplies for fur markets in China, Russia and Greece.

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«Я не мог даже подумать, — сказал О’Кей. — Что эта ловушка вызовет неудержимое движение, способное сместить законодательное мышление в сторону дикой природы».

The 2019 Wildlife Protection Act of the year states that a small number of active hunters in the state cannot afford to pay the full cost of introducing and regulating their industry, as required by law.

It was supported by the Center for Biological Diversity and the non-profit group “Social Compassion in the Law”.

Opponents included the California Farm Bureau Federation, which warned that if passed, the bill could have serious economic consequences for the agricultural industry.

Before the population of California increased to approximately 40 million people, fur fishing played a significant role in the destruction of wolves and wolverines and a sharp reduction in the number of sea otters, fishermen, martens, beavers and other fur species.

Over the past two decades, animal advocates have collaborated with major environmental groups to put pressure on state and federal wildlife authorities and bring their animal abuse concerns to the public. According to them, catchers are anachronistic, and their traps expose wildlife to terrible suffering.

«Подписание этого закона является результатом неопровержимых данных и изменения общественного мнения в отношении жестокого обращения с животными», — сказала Джуди Манкузо, основатель и президент компании Social Compassion in Legislation.

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