California has become the first state in the US to ban the manufacture and sale of animal fur.

The law will mean people in California will not be allowed to make or sell shoes, bags or clothes with fur after 2023.

“California is a leader when it comes to animal welfare and today that leadership includes banning the sale of fur,” said Governor Gavin Newsom, who signed off on the new law.

“But we are doing more than that. We are making a statement to the world that beautiful wild animals like bears and tigers have no place on trapeze wires or jumping through flames.”

Animal rights groups praised the move, with a spokesman from the Human Society US saying: “We applaud Gov Newsom and the state’s lawmakers for recognising that California citizens do not want their state’s markets to contribute to the demand for fur products.”

The vice president of PETA, Tracy Reiman, also said: “Today is a historic day for animals in California, including those who have been whipped into performing in circuses, or skinned alive for their fur or skin.”

Animal rights group are hopeful that the new law will also prompt other states to implement the ban.

But not everyone is pleased with the law, especially those work in the fur industry.

Keith Kaplan of the Fur Information Council said that the new law was part of a ‘radical vegan agenda,’ which would use fur as ‘the first step to other bans on what we wear and eat.’

The law doesn’t cover the use of the full skin of goats, deer or sheep, or the use of leather or cow hides. It also doesn’t apply to products used for tribal or religious purposes.

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