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Ohio Farm Animals Still Need Your Help:  Urge Ohio Officials to Ban Cruel Factory Farming Practices Now!

Thanks to dedicated Farm Sanctuary members and other volunteers in Ohio, more than 500,000 citizens signed a petition aimed at placing an initiative on the statewide ballot to ban cruel factory farming practices in Ohio. In light of this enormous support, and shortly before the signatures were submitted, agribusiness came to the table and an agreement was brokered by Ohio’s Governor Strickland to ban and phase out several needless and cruel practices in Ohio.

Clear progress for farm animals in Ohio, the agreement serves as a reminder that when we speak up against cruelty, change is inevitable. The Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board is now preparing to issue regulations on the treatment of farm animals and wants to hear from you. This is a great opportunity to ensure that the provisions of the agreement become a reality as soon as possible. 

You Can Help

Please take a moment to e-mail the board or submit comments here and urge them to issue regulations consistent with public sentiment and the provisions of the agreement.

Your comments can echo the provisions of the agreement and encourage the board to adopt the following regulations:

• A ban on veal crates
• A ban on gestation crates for pigs
• A moratorium on construction of new battery cage facilities for laying hens
• Mandatory humane euthanasia for sick and injured animals and a ban on strangulation as a form of on farm killing
• A ban on the transport of downed cattle and calves