‘THE PEACE ACT’: Ballot initiative criminalizing hunting and fishing moves forward in Oregon
The Oregon’s ballot measure, Initiative Petition 28, has garnered 120,000 signatures, more than the roughly 117,000 it needs to go to vote in November, 2026. Along with banning hunting and fishing, the legislation would also prohibit slaughtering livestock and using animals in rodeos and for scientific research. It would also prohibit operating a commercial poultry business and castrating or neutering livestock, among other practices.
NEW YORK POST: A new “animal cruelty” ballot proposal would put hunters and fishermen on the hook. Controversial legislation that would outlaw killing or “injuring” any animal — even while shooting or catching your dinner — is one step closer to landing on the ballot in Oregon…
The measure, Initiative Petition 28, officially titled the PEACE Act (People for the Elimination of Animal Cruelty Exemptions), has garnered 120,000 signatures, more than the roughly 117,000 it needs to go to vote in November, 2026.
Along with banning hunting and fishing, the legislation would also prohibit slaughtering livestock and using animals in rodeos and for scientific research.
It would also prohibit operating a commercial poultry business and castrating or neutering livestock, among other practices… Farmers, meanwhile, said the bill would hurt local ranchers and be a shot to the state’s economy…
The initiative, which has failed to make it onto the ballot in the past, aims to push the state towards more plant-based food…
“We want people to actually recognize that is a choice that we could make to shift away from killing animals, to treat all those other animals the same way we treat our companion animals,” David Michelson, leader of the campaign…
“I think that it is definitely possible that we could qualify, that we could turn in enough signatures, but we will be using every day before the deadline to collect signatures,” he said. SOURCE
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