Filed under: Weekly Focus | Tags: animal cruelty, chicken suffering, cow cruelty, factory farming, farm animals, HSUS, meat industry, Mercy for Animals, Ohioans for Humane Farms, pig abuse, rescue farm animal, vegetarian
So what happened with the Ohioans for Humane Farms campaign?
“Because of your incredible work, the agreement reached by the Governor, HSUS, Ohioans for Humane Farms, and the Ohio Farm Bureau includes a commitment to achieve the following reforms:
- A ban on veal crates by 2017 (the same timing as the ballot measure required)
- A ban on new gestation crates in the state after December 31, 2010. Existing facilities are grandfathered, but must cease use of these crates within 15 years.
- A moratorium on permits for new battery cage confinement facilities for laying hens.
- A ban on strangulation of farm animals and mandatory humane euthanasia methods for sick or injured animals.
- A ban on the transport of downer cows for slaughter.
- Enactment of a legislation establishing felony-level penalties for cock fighters.
- Enactment of legislation cracking down on puppy mills.
- Enactment of a ban on the acquisition of dangerous exotic animals as pets, such as primates, bears, lions, tigers, large constricting and venomous snakes, crocodiles, and alligators.
As you can see, this is a broad array of very meaningful animal welfare reforms that has been made possible only through your signature gathering efforts.” – Wayne Pacelle, President & CEO The Humane Society of the United States
This is very disturbing to me, but not suprising!
Sleepless night after the kickoff and more sleepless night after this news!
This deal is rather vague with many loose ends and no help for the factory animals at all and with complete disregard to thousands of people who worked on this campaign in Ohio.
I just wonder how it went down?
Did Mr. Wayne make a decision on his own to draw a deal (can he even do that?) or were the leaders of the coalition there also? How about the board of directors of HSUS, Mercy for Animals and Farm Sanctuary, did they agree with it too and how about us, the volunteers of the coalition, do we have a voice?….it looks like we don’t, naturally!
Was this deal on the table many weeks before the closing date while we are still toiling on the streets trying to collect signatures in the hopes of changing the life of some 27 mill. animals?
Well, nonprofits or for profits, they are the same in my eyes – the politics, the hidden agendas and of course the behind the door deals(!); looking after their own interest or better yet, the interest of the directors and CEOs, anything but the people (and animals).
So I’m back to my grassroots rescue, I know there is a limit to how many animals I can help and save, but at least the ones I do, they know I’ll keep my promise as long as I live and will not sell them out down the line!
If you want real change then you have to take matters into your own hands!
Until next time,
Marianna
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