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BREAKING: EPA Fines Superior Farms Denver Slaughterhouse $120,000 for Clean Air Act Violations

Fine levied against slaughterhouse targeted by Denver Initiated Ordinance 309 is part of a long history of environmental, labor, religious law, and animal welfare violations. September 25, 2024, Denver, CO – The EPA today announced a $120,000 fine against Superior Farms’ lamb slaughterhouse in Denver (DBA Mountain Meadows Lamb Corp) for “violations of toxic chemical-related … Read more
Pro-Animal Future qualifies for the 2024 Denver Election

It’s Official: Fur Ban and Slaughterhouse Ban to Be Placed on Denver’s 2024 Ballot

Photos and videos available for use here. In what they consider a stride toward a kinder future, Pro-Animal Future’s fur ban and slaughterhouse ban have each reached sufficiency status for Denver’s ballot. Over 130 volunteers collected voters’ signatures for these two initiatives, starting in May and ending in October of this year. The group submitted … Read more
Pro-Animal Future petitioners posed in front of the Denver City and County Building on Thursday, turning in their boxes of petitions across the street at the Denver Elections Division. (Photo credit: Pro-Animal Future)

31,000 Voter Signatures Submitted to End Slaughterhouses and the Fur Industry in Denver

Photos and videos available for use here. A group of local residents embarked in May to qualify two pro-animal measures for Denver’s ballot. Successfully reaching the required amount of signatures within the six-month deadline, they submitted the petitions this Thursday for approval by the City. If enough signatures can be validated, Denver will add both … Read more
Petitioners pose for the camera during a day spent gathering signatures to ban fur and slaughterhouses in Denver. (Photo credit: Pro-Animal Future)

Pro-Animal Campaigners on Track for a 2024 Denver Vote to Ban Slaughterhouses and Fur

Photos available for use here. A group of Colorado citizens set out in May to qualify two new pro-animal ballot measures. One is a ban on slaughterhouses in Denver and the other would ban the sale and manufacture of fur products in Denver. Already the group has collected 9,000 signatures, putting them over 25% of … Read more
Advocates collect signatures for a successful pro-animal ballot measure in Denver to ban fur sales and slaughterhouses

On the Heels of SCOTUS Ruling, Pro-Animal Ballot Initiatives Seek to Close Slaughterhouses and Ban Fur Sales in Denver

Photos available for use here. Following a momentous ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding California’s landmark animal welfare legislation, Proposition 12, a group of animal advocates in Denver, CO, announced two ballot initiatives aimed at banning slaughterhouses and fur. The group Pro-Animal Colorado will begin gathering signatures this weekend. The group invites Denver to … Read more

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