(Feb. 2, 2010) Out-of-state activists have begun their efforts to subvert Ohioans’ overwhelming passage of Issue 2 . Less than three months after Ohioans approved Issue 2 to create the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board (OLCSB), lobbyists from Washington, D.C., have declared they know better than Ohio voters, according to John C. (Jack) Fisher, executive vice president of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation.
The Humane Society of the United States has announced plans to put a measure on the Ohio ballot through which HSUS would dictate OLCSB decisions. Nearly two-thirds of Ohio’s voters supported Issue 2 in November. The board is expected to be operating by this spring, following completion of required legislation and board appointments.
“The enabling legislation hasn’t passed; the board hasn’t been appointed and the first discussions on what standards Ohioans find acceptable hasn’t been held. And yet, the Humane Society of the United States is saying, in effect, Ohioans got it wrong,” said Fisher.
The HSUS scheme was not unexpected. On election night, Wayne Pacelle, HSUS President announced his intent to overturn the will of Ohio voters. To that end, HSUS is securing paid signature gatherers to force the Care Board to carry out HSUS’ political agenda as opposed to carrying out the will of Ohio citizens.