Initiated ordinance 308, the “Denver fur ban,” has sparked debate about tradition, culture and heritage.While the measure aims to end the cruel practice of killing animals for their fur ...

Denver voters rejected fur sales last November, but animal rights activists are now pushing for a statewide ban on wildlife ...

Description. From the early 16th through the 19th centuries, Europeans, Americans, and Native American people engaged in fur trade in the New World.

Native American Fur Products: Partially Banned The ballot measure exempts fur product purchases for "traditional tribal, cultural or spiritual purposes by a member of a federally recognized or ...

There was extensive seal hunting between about 1810 and 1838, first by sealers from Boston, then the Russian-American Fur Company based out of Fort Ross, McChesney explained.