Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates speaks at West Hollywood City Council for banning fur

Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates speaks at West Hollywood City Council for the ban on the sale of fur. The ban was passed! West Hollywood is the first city in the nation to ban the sale of fur. Mary Cummins http://www.MaryCummins.com Animal Advocates http://www.AnimalAdvocates.us

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Pets & Animals

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• mary cummins
• animal advocates
• west hollywood
• ban
• fur
• sale
• california
• wildlife

[Xboxlivemgear]

I don't see why people use fur, synthetics provide way more insulation now. Anyways, I just thought of this watching this video, are you vegetarian?

[MaryCummins]

@Xboxlivemgear I'm Vegan. I don't eat or use any animal products at all. It's true that we don't need fur. We don't like in the cave man days.

[lithead]

Impossible to tell that you were exhausted. You were fluent, emotive, and informative, with clear diction and a strong case. Excellent presentation!

Do you see any chance that de-scented skunks might eventually become standard housepets? As a person who had at least two pet raccoons (a la "Rascal;"), I know that they are delightful creatures when young adolescents, but can turn unpredictably destructive when they become fully mature. But your skunk sounds delightful!

[MaryCummins]

@lithead Domestic skunks are legal pets in some states. They make good pets.

[Sasukelegend5]

I'll be partial here. If you kill an animal for it's meat, don't let the fur go to waste... But don't go killing just for fur or sport... That is just wrong...

[MaryCummins]

@Sasukelegend5 That's the thing. People don't eat raccoon, fox, coyote, bobcat meat. They kill the animal for the fur only.

[metamorphicmuse]

That was AWESOME! GO MARY GO! Woot! Woot! RAWR!

[nathanimalable]

Very well done!!

[cherielovemakeup]

@Skithis The fur industry could care less about the overpopulation of wild animals. They slaughter animals solely for their fur and for no other reason. Leather could be argued as being a byproduct, even though half of the profit that the meat industry depends on is from the leather industry. There is no respect to an animal when it is electrocuted in the genitals and skinned alive solely for their fur.

[Skithis]

@MaryCummins

I think its great you rescue animals. I love animals but I also hunt and eat them. Search "coyote attack" or "coyote problem" and then think about the problems which may occur when you release a coyote into the wild that is familiar with urban areas or humans.

[Skithis]

@cherielovemakeup

Oops, the "things like this" comments were in reference to a video i was going to post but on further thought I didn't.

[Skithis]

@cherielovemakeup

Fur is a byproduct of the harvest, sort of a respect paid to the animal. The ethical and conscientious hunting of coyotes and other preditors is to stop things like this from happening. Things like this happen from overpopulation.  When theres not enough food to go around,they have to eat. I that there are too many unethical hunters out there. I believe we can fix this with knowledge and education. search "coyote attack" or "coyote problem" and you will see.

[cherielovemakeup]

@Skithis so you are saying that everybody else that doesn't eat said animals should still enjoy wearing their fur? This isn't about stopping your deer hunting, it's about not killing innocent animals solely for their fur. If you rednecks had better hobbies than killing animals then perhaps this video wouldn't offend you so much. See I can use names too!!! xoxoxo

[Skithis]

True hunters are consorvationist. We have contributed more money to wildlife than all the animal rights groups combined. There is a reason the state DNR encourages predator hunting and that is to have a happier and more healthy population of living animals. Are you suggesting we manage the wildlife and COMPLETELY waste the animal? Or should we let the population go uncontrolled to the point that disease and famin takes its natural course?

[Skithis]

@MaryCummins Your right, we dont eat them. But I eat rabbit, deer, and squirrels All of which have populations directly related to the above animals. These animals have no predator, meaning there population is only controlled by disease and starvation in the winter. If you hippies would put down your iphone and get out in the outdoors, you'd understand that.

[Xboxlivemgear]

@MaryCummins

Yeah, hopefully the use of fur and other cruel practices on animals will be illegal within a few years. I kinda doubt it due to current culture, but still. It'd be nice.