West Hollywood to Ban Sale of Fur Garments. Response

I completely support the idea of banning fur sale. Animal cruelty has been a very popular subject for decades in our society. However, if we stop to think about what we have really done in order to help soothe this issue we can hardly mention anything.

I believe that subjects like this one are often simply talked about or "supported" for the sake of ] trends. To finally come up with measures that will help to some extent solve this problem is fantastic. It is inhumane and superficial to be against this measure because of the impact it will have in our economy. Sure, some merchants will suffer the consequences. Nonetheless, if we compare the amount of harm that we put these innocent animals through with the financial impact the ban will generate it would never be enough to justify the cruelty.

On the other hand, Genevieve Morrill, president of the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce did have a point when he said that the fur will not make a difference, due to the fact that it only prohibits the sale of fur clothing, but it exempts leather and the fur use for furniture.