Animal Rightists Foster Image Of Animal Cruelty In Texas And Other States
Those of us interested in preventing cruelty to animals in the Texas livestock industry have watched with interest as the drama in Ohio has played out in recent days. Apparently, an agreement has been struck that may eventually hamstring the livestock industry in the Buckeye State, while giving it some breathing room for now. The effort for a restrictive animal rights ballot initiative will not come to a vote this fall, and livestock producers will make some concessions, most of which will come at a later time.
Such is the nature of ballot initiatives, which give activists all the advantages, a short time frame in which to ramp up emotional arguments with really cool sound bites, while science and reason wait to sort out something workable from the rubble.
We are told that livestock producers in Ohio can live with the agreement. I don