Comments on: ASPCA Urges No on Ohio Issue 2

By: AnimalLuvr

AnimalLuvr — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:50:46 +0000

As an Ohioan myself, I too am glad that you are posting about this even though it only affects a small portion of your readership. More info for people who want to know can be found here:

http://www.hsus.org/legislation_laws/ballot_initiatives/ohio_issue_2.html

http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/issue-2-ohio-livestock-care-standards-boardllot_initiatives/ohio_issue_2.html

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/09/06/copy/LIVESTOCK_ISSUE.ART_ART_09-06-09_A1_UUEVV9K.html?sid=101

BOTTOM LINE: This issue is BAD BAD BAD news for animal welfare in Ohio, which is already SERIOUSLY lacking in aw statutes and protections. We are WAY behind other states progress in so many different arenas its sad and depressing that our reps dont give a damn about animals in this state.

By: B&E

B&E — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:41:57 +0000

I am so glad you are keeping ohioans abreast of this issue, it is SO important and its vital that is DOES NOT pass. Thanks for the great coverage.

By: Karen Jo

Karen Jo — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:41:32 +0000

I don’t know a whole lot about this issue, but it doesn’t look good to me.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:23:19 +0000

As a Farm Bureau member I worked on our local committee to find ways to fight and defeat HSUS and PETA at their own game.

My problem with this constitutional amendment is the excessive power it places in the hands of a 13 member group of non-elected bureaucrats.

This issue should not have been a constitutional amendment. The same objective to thwart PETA and HSUS could have been accomplished by including the key words “agricultural best management practices for such care and well-being” in section 900 of the Ohio Revised Code.

The big question for me is, “What did it take to twist the arms of all the members of both the House and Senate to make them take such a draconian measure?” If we change the Constitution every time the wind blows from the wrong direction, what value remains in it? What next? Change the US Constitution to remove free speech and religious freedom?

VOTE NO on ISSUE 2