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As children, before we were indoctrinated, we knew that there wasn't much difference between stabbing a puppy and stabbing a pig.
And we also knew that there wasn't much difference between stabbing someone directly and paying someone to do it for us.
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A bold new initiative from Oregon-- 𝐈𝐏𝟐𝟖--gets it right: killing #wildlife is usually unnecessary and unconscionable.
Let's start acting like global wildlife populations dropped by 73% in 50 years and we're in the sixth mass extinction-- because we are.
Other than an outdated total (turned in 142k), it's nice to see some straight-forward overviews that appear more accurate than some of the news coverage.
Still waiting on verification, but grateful that either way the push to ban killing animals in Oregon has undoubtedly begun.
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Learn why (and how) more and more farmers are transitioning away from raising animals for the meat industry and growing speciality crops instead. 🐖➡️🍄 All with help from The Transfarmation Project! theguardian.com/environment/…
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Good to know: @MercyForAnimals' Transfarmation project offers funding and certification for farmers who want out of the exploitative animal farming industry and into the plant-based sector.
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Democrats can't "slam the brakes" on something they weren't driving to begin with. Unsure whether @CascadePolicy understands ballot initiatives. But either way, I enjoy the first paragraph of the linked article!
Oregon Democrats just slammed the brakes on IP28 — and for good reason.
When a measure is so extreme it would criminalize hunting, fishing, livestock farming, and basic animal management, even the Governor calls it a threat to “the people who feed our communities.”
IP28 isn’t animal welfare. It’s an activist wish list that would upend Oregon’s economy, rural life, and food supply.
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Oregon could vote to ban killing animals, even for food
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Oregon animal rights measure one step closer to November ballot: 'We're asking for a big shift' kgw.com/article/news/politic…
We wish officials like @RonWyden supported protecting animals from being killed, but unfortunately many want to keep killing animals instead. All the more reason to get this on the ballot to start imagining what a more compassionate world might look like.
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A possible referendum in Oregon on animal rights would end fishing, hunting, even pest control, just when Democrats are trying really hard not to be seen as “weirdos again.” @annargriff reports for @nytimes:
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The killing of animals *is* the cruelty. When people choose to oppose IP28, they're choosing to be in favor of keeping farmed animals, animals in labs, and wild animals exempt from the cruelty laws that protect our companions—so that they can be killed.
nytimes.com/2026/06/21/us/po…
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Oregon may go beyond what the American public accepts now, but anyone who thinks animal rights today is a simple Democrat vs Republican issue—or is unaware of major shifts happening, from testing on beagles to factory pig farming—isn’t paying attention.
nytimes.com/2026/06/21/us/po…
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NYT writes:
A new animal rights measure in Oregon has Democratic leaders like Gov. Tina Kotek going out on a limb. They want voters to know they’re just as committed to killing animals as Republicans.
The measure, known for now as Initiative Petition 28, is the stuff of political nightmares for Democratic leaders in Washington. It would give all animals the same protections from cruelty that Oregon grants dogs and cats, and in the process remake the state’s economy and dinner plates.
Hunting, trapping and fishing would be outlawed, along with scientific research on animals, lethal pest control and conventional livestock production.
The goal, said David Michelson, a substitute teacher, vegan and the petition’s organizer, “is to have a system where we’re not killing or hurting animals anymore.”
How will we treat wild diseases without killing animals? The same way we've been doing it since 1995.
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We can ban slaughtering cows, pigs, and chickens the same way we ban the slaughter of dogs, cats, and horses.
Momentum continues to build for the SAFE Act.
We applaud @SenMcCormickPA and @AnaliliaForNJ for joining the growing bipartisan effort to end horse slaughter and the export of American horses into the slaughter pipeline.
Alongside your voices, letters, and calls, the Wild Beauty Foundation and our coalition partners traveled to Washington, D.C. during Lost Horses fly-ins to meet with Members of Congress and their staff, advocating for and advancing these critical protections.
Every new champion in Congress represents another voice standing against the shipment of tens of thousands of American horses across our borders each year, into the darkness of a broken system that has operated for far too long.
Their support for the stand-alone SAFE Act also sends an important message as anti-slaughter language advances through the surface transportation reauthorization process. As the legislation we have fought for moves toward consideration on the House floor, it is essential that these protections remain intact.
This is an essential moment to keep the pressure on. Please make the call, send a letter in moments through losthorses.org, share this message, and tag your favorite animal-loving celebrities, media outlets, and lawmakers.
Thank you for being part of this journey, and for standing with The Lost Horses.
#SAFEAct #TheLostHorses #WildBeautyFoundation
We're sometimes told that without killing off a bunch of wild animals, which IP28 would prohibit in Oregon, how else can we manage the spread of disease? If we're genuinely interested in helping wild animal welfare, we have non-lethal options.
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