The Ohio Livestock Care Board and HSUS

Ohio Farm Bureau's Keith Stimpert & Joe Cornely discuss the background of Issue 2, the Livestock Care Standards Board, & the implications of the latest actions of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) in Ohio.


Ohio voters approved State Issue 2 by a nearly 2-to-1 margin last fall, creating the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board. Just a few months after the election and prior to establishing the specifics through which the board will operate, an out-of-state activist organization wants to undo what Ohio voters accomplished.

In this video, Keith Stimpert, senior vice president of public policy, and Joe Cornely, senior director of corporate communications for Ohio Farm Bureau Federation discuss the background of Issue 2, the Livestock Care Standards Board, and the implications of the latest actions of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) in Ohio.

HSUS has taken steps to mobilize paid signature gatherers to push a ballot initiative before Ohio voters that would dictate livestock care standards from its own perspective. Stimpert said this move is very counter to what were trying to do with (the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board), which is bring together knowledgeable Ohioans to think through the process in a very comprehensive way.

I think folks need to consider whats really going on here really look at HSUS, what theyre about and what they are trying to achieve, Stimpert said.

He cautioned that nobody is turning their back on livestock care, and that Ohio has an opportunity to be a national leader in livestock care through the establishment of the board.

HSUS should really take their concerns and bring them to the board once its up and going, Stimpert said. Certainly they dont have the best interest of Ohio farmers, and we dont think they have the best interest of Ohio consumers at heart.

Ohio Farm Bureau suggests voters consider the points outlined in this video, look deeper into the issue, learn more about HSUS goals and intent, and what the implications are in changing what was accomplished last November. * Stay up to date with the latest news and information about the board, and actions affecting its creation and enforcement at Ohio Farm Bureau's Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board News Page at http://ofbf.org/news-and-events/livestockcareboard

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• Ohio Farm Bureau
• Humane Society
• HSUS
• Issue 2
• livestock
• farm animals
• treatment
• livestock care standards board

[brick8400]

HSUS IS A MONSTER THAT NEEDS TO BE STOPPED!!!!! Its only 2 goals are to destroy farms, jobs, America, public health, and make money in the process

[Brotoi]

HSUS has only one goal: to transform America into a vegetarian nation. They talk about food safety and animal care, but their endgame is complete destruction of the livestock industry.

[showaltermicro]

We have the same problem will anti-coal groups from out of state.