Article: Delaware House of Representatives Passes Bill to Require Fur Labeling

The Humane Society issued the following news release:

The Humane Society of the United States applauds the Delaware House of Representatives for passing legislation requiring all garments made of animal fur to be labeled as real fur, and urged the Senate to move the bill quickly. The measure, H.B. 216, sponsored by Rep. Melanie George Marshall (D-5) and Sen. Margaret Rose Henry (D-2), passed the House by a vote of 38 to 1. Similar legislation was signed into law in New York last year and Massachusetts and Wisconsin already have similar laws in effect.

An ongoing investigation by The HSUS found unlabeled jackets sold as faux fur. Laboratory testing revealed them as actually containing real ...

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