The end of fur trapping in California? Bill seeks to shut down a dwindling industry
by Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times
Jan 25, 2019
3 minutes
A bill submitted to the state Legislature on Thursday seeks to close the book on a centuries-old livelihood and vestige of old California: commercial trapping of native mammals for their pelts.
Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez-Fletcher (D-San Diego) introduced the Wildlife Protection Act of 2019 in response largely to the concerns of wildlife advocates, who say fur trapping is cruel and anachronistic. Trapped animals are strangled, shot or beaten to death, with care taken not
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