Episode 1018 • • 2:27:34 - 2:31:15
1018: Bunny Wars
San Francisco Fur Ban, Animal Rights, Retail Impact
San Francisco is poised to become the first major US city to ban the sale of fur, a move estimated to cost retailers up to $45 million annually. Supervisor Katie Tang sponsored the measure, citing the slaughter of 50-100 million animals globally. The ban is criticized as an imposition of local values on individual choice, with the hosts suggesting that "clubbing baby seals" imagery is more effective than modern protests.