Oregon, My Oregon

Vicky Taft has another West Coast, Messed Coast™ — Oregon Is a Step Closer to Outlawing Hunting and Gathering

Oregon is the land of the farthest of far-left nutters, and I can prove it. People circulating petitions for a measure that would outlaw hunting and fishing — in other words, people getting their own food — have passed the signature threshold to get placed on the November ballot. Signature verification will follow.

Initiative 28, called “Peace Act" (not a typo), would, according to the Oregon Hunters Association, “remove legal exemptions protecting hunting, fishing, trapping, and farming from Oregon's animal abuse statutes — turning nearly one million Oregonians into criminals.”

Under this initiative, one could not even use a mousetrap.

Proposed measure would make those practices, and other common practices involving animals, criminal offenses if injury/death occurs. Criminalizes breeding practices for domestic, livestock, and equine animals; exception for 'good veterinary practices' and self-defense. Applies to mammals (including vermin), birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish. Eliminates hunting and fishing licenses, which would remove funding from wildlife management. Directs state money to fund for animal welfare, food assistance, job training for persons who lose livelihood due to initiative’s enactment. Other provisions.

 

Initiative 28, the “Peace Act,” an acronym standing for People for Elimination of Animal Cruelty Exemptions, would make it illegal to hunt, fish, or get rid of pests such as mice, rats, moles, or gophers in Oregon.

The organizers needed 117,173 signatures and just crossed that threshold this week. The Secretary of State’s offices will verify the signatures to determine how many of those are legitimate. Heh.

I can't describe how sad this makes me. Many of my best memories of my Oregon sojourn was hunting and fishing with my now deceased younger brother Ted. I hope the voters of Oregon resoundingly defeat this stupid proposal, assuming it makes it to the ballot. Unfortunately, I have no confidence in them. anymore.