Big Ag To Sway Ohio Voters On Treatment Of Farm Animals

Big Ag To Sway Ohio Voters On Treatment Of Farm Animals

Ohio voters will hit the polls Tuesday to decide the fate of an agribusiness-backed proposal that would amend the state constitution and create a board of political appointees to act as arbiters of what constitutes proper treatment of farm animals. In the eyes of its critics, the heavily favored measure, called Issue 2, represents the meat industry's preemptive strike against a fledgling nationwide movement toward humane food production.

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