It’s not a question that’s receiving much attention in the debate over whether an Ohio “Livestock Care Standards Board” should be formed, as per Issue 2. But concerned humans should pay attention to the phrase “animal care” this week, since the two sides of the battle refer to different modes of caring. To some, animal [...]
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Editorial on Issue 2: What does it mean to care for an animal?
Posted in Editorial, tagged Bobby Moser, California Prop 2, factory farming, goat, Humane Society of the United States, intrinsic value, Issue 2, Livestock Care Standards Board, livestock production, Ohio, Ohio election on October 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Issue 2: What, Who, and Why?
Posted in News, tagged Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, Bobby Moser, California Prop 2, College of Food, Fox News, HSHS, Humane Society of the United States, intensive animal farming, John Fitzpatrick, Land'O'Lakes, Livestock Care Standards Board, Ohio Department of Agriculture, Ohio Farm Bureau, Ohio Issue 2, Ohio Pork Producers Council, OSU, puppy mills, Robert Boggs, Sierra Club, Tony Forshey on October 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What does Issue 2 propose? Issue 2 would amend Ohio’s constitution to place future decisions about the treatment of livestock animals, in the hands of a government-appointed “Livestock Care Standards Board.” The resolution does not define “livestock,” so it is unclear whether dogs raised on large-scale intensive breeding facilities–known by detractors as “puppy mills”–would be [...]
