While Denver voters overwhelmingly rejected efforts to ban fur sales last November, animal rights activists are trying another tactic – a statewide ban on wildlife fur sales.
The Center for Biological Diversity submitted a petition for rulemaking to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission this week, which would ban the commercial sale of wildlife fur.
The petition submitted on Monday notes that the request covers only the for-profit sale of furbearer parts, including hides, pelts, skins, claws, and similar items, with limited exemptions, and does not impose any restrictions on the hunting or trapping of furbearers…