Denver slaughterhouse ban is most expensive city ballot measure race

Proponents of Denver Initiated Ordinances 308 and 309 held a press conference at Broken Shovels Sanctuary in Henderson, Colorado, on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. Pro-Animal Future, an animal-rights group, proposed the measures, which would ban the sale of most fur products as well as a slaughterhouse in Denver. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

By Joe Rubino | jrubino@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: October 31, 2024 at 6:10 AM MDT | UPDATED: October 31, 2024 at 6:12 AM MDT

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Donors have dug into their pockets for a combined $1.9 million so far to defeat initiatives 308 and 309, the Denver ballot measures that would ban most fur sales and ban slaughterhouses in the city.

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