Laura Schierhoff
In February, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) met with members of Ohio’s livestock industry to discuss passing humane legislation in that state. HSUS had its eye on Ohio to pass legislation to ban the use of poultry cages, veal crates and gestation stalls. Agribusiness in Ohio knew this was not such a far fetched idea, given California’s Proposition 2 landslide ballot-initiative win last November. Proposition 2 banned the confinement of farm animals in a manner that does not allow them to turn around freely, lie down, stand up, and fully extend their limbs. (Arizona and Florida have also passed similar measures.) The meeting was said to be “extremely cordial” according to a member of the Ohio Farm Bureau. However, with the fear of something like Proposition 2 going on the ballot in November, big agriculture in Ohio was scared.
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