Posted on 02/17/2026 10:24:33 AM PST by algore
Thousands of Oregonians have signed a petition to get animal safety on the ballot this November, making it one step closer to an all-state ban.
People for the Elimination of Animal Cruelty Exemptions Act (PEACE) is asking Oregonians to put wild animals at the forefront of the ballot this year, but they've acknowledged getting 50 percent of residents on board will be an uphill battle.
'We really want to make Oregon the first state to vote on something like this,' David Michelson, the act's chief petitioner, told KOIN.
'We want to get that conversation out there. So that we can hopefully move in that direction.'
If the measure gets on the ballot and passed, it would change Oregon's animal cruelty laws.
It would expand the current law, which protects cats and dogs, to all wildlife, including those used in research.
The PEACE team has gathered nearly 30,000 signatures since October, according to the state election division.
'Our goal is to introduce people - often, many people, for the first time - will hear about what alternatives to killing animals even exist right now,' Michelson told KOIN.
Hunting and fishing are a large part of Oregonians' lives, which the initiative team recognizes. However, he said there are non-lethal to manage wildlife.
Non-lethal wildlife management can include introducing sterile males, converting chicken farms to mushrooms farms, or using using marginal lands for energy crops, Michelson told the Daily Mail.
Michelson told KOIN the initiative would include food assistance for those who rely on hunting for food.
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Oh, definitely. USPS was complicit in the 2020 steal on a large scale!
I was thinking more personally, i.e., 1 on 1 between the mail carrier and a particular home.
We’ve always worried about bad guys driving by the mailbox and stealing your stuff. Did we ever consider that the bad guy was the mailman?
So then it will be kitty and noodles or nothing
And you are a lil punk
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