Ballot Measures /
It’s Wrong to Count People Who Don’t Vote
In the 24 states that allow voters to create laws and place them directly on the ballot, legislators have tried some dirty tricks to foil citizen lawmaking. In 2006, Florida amended its state constitution to require 60 percent of the vote—rather than a simple majority—to pass any ballot initiative.
Uncategorized /
Quit Horsing Around on Slaughter and Transport
Eleven lucky horses who had been abandoned last week on a rural road near Molalla, Ore., got a new lease on life yesterday. Authorities still don’t know who discarded the malnourished horses, and the owner might not come forward since he or she could face criminal charges of animal neglect.
Ballot Measures /
California Schemin'
I’ve written before about the factory farm fakers opposing California’s Proposition 2, and their sordid record of duping the public, harming animals, polluting the environment, and exploiting workers.
Ballot Measures /
Stars Align for Animals
Celebrities can have a big impact on culture and politics. Each year, The Humane Society of the United States presents the prestigious Wyler Award—named after late Broadway legend and HSUS vice president Gretchen Wyler—to a celebrity who has raised awareness of animal issues in the mainstream media.
Elections /
A Heartbeat Away from Disaster for Animals?
Last night in the Twin Cities, the GOP conventioneers were officially introduced to their vice presidential candidate who is, as Fred Thompson said, “the only nominee in the history of either party who knows how to properly field dress a moose.”
Elections /
Where Do the Veep Candidates Stand on Animals?
The political talk over the last couple weeks has swirled around two subjects: the party conventions, and the vice p
Uncategorized /
More Bite, Less Bark Needed to Stop Farm Animal Cruelty
Yesterday, nearly seven months after The Humane Society of the United States
Elections /
Demo-cats and Re-pup-licans on the Campaign Trail
If there is any doubt that protecting animals is a bipartisan concern, just see how candidates from both parties in some of the hotly contested House races are incorporating animal issues into their campaigns.
Uncategorized /
A Paw-fficer and a Gentleman
A little language in a big bill can go a long way for animals. Some of the most meaningful victories for animals in Congress can stem from sometimes obscure pieces of legislation tucked into massive “must pass” bills, often with little fanfare.
Elections /
Battle on the Bayou, from Cockfights to Congress
Today ends a long, sad chapter in the state of Louisiana—and, in fact, in the entire United States. Massachusetts was the first state to ban cockfighting in 1836, and with Louisiana’s new anti-cockfighting law taking effect today, nearly a century and three-quarters later, all 50 states now prohibit the bloodsport.
