カリフォルニア州が毛皮目的の動物捕獲を禁止 米国で初
米カリフォルニア州のギャヴィン・ニューサム知事は4日（現地時間）、「2019年野生動物保護法案」に署名した。この法律によりカリフォルニア州では今後、私有地・公有地を問わず毛皮の採取を目的とした捕獲が違法となる。
法案を提出したロレーナ・ゴンザレス議員は「毛皮目的の捕獲は特に残酷で、明らかに不要であり大きな犠牲を払うだけ。止めるべき時が来た」と訴えていた。Los Angels Timesによると、議会はさらに、コートを含むあらゆる毛皮製品の販売禁止や、家畜、ペットとして飼育されている馬、犬、猫を除く動物をサーカスで使役することを禁じることも検討しているという。…
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この法律によりカリフォルニア州では今後、私有地・公有地を問わず毛皮の採取を目的とした捕獲が違法となる。
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California becomes first state to ban fur trapping
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California on Wednesday became the first state to ban commercial fur trapping, ending the practice nearly 200 years after animals like beavers and otters introduced the American West to international trade.
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday he had signed a bill into law making it illegal to trap animals for the purposes of recreation or to sell their fur. It is still legal to trap animals for other purposes, including pest control and public health.
Before the gold rush put California on the map, it was fur traders who first flocked to then far-flung Mexican territory in search of the area’s plentiful population of beavers, minks and badgers. The so-called fur rush made fur trappers a recognizable symbol of the Old West.
But in recent years, California licenses for fur trappers have declined considerably. In 2018, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said it sold 133 licenses, leading to the harvest of 1,568 animals and the sale of 1,241 pelts. A legislative analysis of the bill noted most furs are sold outside of California, with data suggesting there have been no fur sales in the state for the past three years.
Meanwhile, the state has issued about 500 trapping licenses a year for pest control and other uses. People who trap animals for those purposes are not required to report how many animals they capture.
“Fur trapping is a cruel practice that has no place in 21st century California,” said bill author Lorena Gonzalez, an assemblywoman from San Diego.
Newsom’s office announced the bill signing on Twitter by referencing the governor’s childhood pet, an otter he named “Potter.” The announcement included a photo of what appeared to be an otter puppet exclaiming: “My friends & I should not have to live in fear of being trapped & our fur being sold!”
Environmental groups, including the Center for Biological Diversity, have opposed fur trapping as contributing to declines animal populations, including sea otters and beavers. But other groups, including the California Farm Bureau Federation, opposed the bill, arguing ranchers and farmers hire commercial trappers to control wildlife and protect their crops. They say banning trapping and the sale of fur would end that practice.