Colorado Voters Reject Animal Rights Ballot Measures

Proposed bans on trophy hunting, fur sales, and slaughterhouses fail to gain majority support in recent election.

Proposition 127, aiming to ban trophy hunting of mountain lions, bobcats, and lynx, was defeated by a margin of 10 percentage points.
Opponents of Proposition 127 argued that wildlife management should rely on scientific expertise rather than public votes.
Denver's Ordinance 308, which sought to prohibit the sale and distribution of fur products, was rejected by over 15 percentage points.
Ordinance 309, proposing to ban the only slaughterhouse in Denver, was defeated by nearly 30 percentage points amid concerns over job losses.
The measures faced significant opposition from labor unions and industry groups, who raised substantial funds to campaign against them.