Denver Voters: THESE Initiatives Would Prevent Animals From Being Killed for Their Fur, Flesh
Two pro-animal measures could raise the Mile High City to even greater heights! Next month, voters in Denver will have the chance to support two exciting initiatives that would prevent countless animals from being slaughtered for their fur and flesh.
Denver Residents: Vote YES on These Bills to Ban Fur Sales and Slaughterhouses!
Ordinance 308 would end the sale, manufacture, trade, and display of all new fur products in the city. This ban would spare countless minks, foxes, rabbits, chinchillas, and other animals who would otherwise be held captive in cramped, filthy conditions and ultimately slaughtered via the cheapest possible methods, including suffocation, electrocution, gassing, and poisoning.
Ordinance 309 would prohibit the operation of existing slaughterhouses and ban the construction of new ones in Denver. There is currently one known slaughterhouse in the city, responsible for killing at least half a million lambs each year. This initiative would spare a vast number of animals annually and allow the city to be a leader in the switch to more ethical food production.
If these bills aren’t passed, PETA has a proposal: There should be glass walls on the exteriors of fur farms and slaughterhouses as well as school tours to these facilities so that students could see, hear, and smell what is done to animals there. Such changes would make people wear and eat vegan after almost losing their lunch.
Here’s What YOU Can Do
If you live in Denver, please support these lifesaving bills—every vote matters! If you aren’t a registered voter in the city, there are still ways you can help animals suffering on farms and in slaughterhouses. Pledge never to wear fur, leather, feathers, or any other animal-derived material, and go vegan today!
Note: PETA supports animal rights and opposes all forms of animal exploitation and educates the public on those issues. PETA does not directly or indirectly participate or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office or any political party.
