Oregon animal rights petition to ban hunting and fishing advances toward November ballot
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Mia Maldonado
Summary
Animal rights activists in Oregon have gathered enough signatures to advance Initiative Petition 28, which seeks to ban hunting and fishing by expanding animal cruelty laws to criminalize injuring, breeding, or killing animals (including livestock slaughter and fishing) except for self-defense or veterinary care. The petition surpassed the required 117,000 signatures, moving closer to the November ballot.
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· 3 pulledInitiative Petition 28, led by Portland-based animal rights activists, aims to expand animal cruelty laws and criminalize injuring, breeding or killing animals except in cases of self-defense or for veterinary care, such as spaying, neutering or administering euthanasia.
On Friday, the group surpassed the required 117,000 signatures.
Initiative Petition 28 aims to expand animal cruelty to include livestock slaughtering, fishing, research.
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