Seven Reasons to Vote YES for Issue 2
1. Issue 2 is Ohio’s plan to assure excellent care for Ohio 6. Unwise and extreme regulation could drive agriculture
livestock and poultry while guaranteeing a safe food from Ohio, putting thousands of Ohio farmers out of work,
supply that is locally grown and reasonably priced. With reducing our local supply of food, and forcing us to rely on
Issue 2, Ohio will have one of the most progressive and food production from other states, and other countries like
comprehensive law in the nation to guarantee the well-being Mexico and China. Issue 2 will assure a balanced approach to
of livestock and poultry. livestock care rules ref_lecting broad input, rather than input
from a single interest group.
2. The Board created by Issue 2 will bring a wide range of
the best Ohio expertise available to establish rules for 7. Meat, milk and eggs account for nearly 70 percent of the protein
care of livestock and poultry. These will include experts in in Ohio diets, protein essential for growth of our children and
animal care, food safety, farm management, veterinary care, health of adults. Large increases in the prices of protein that
academia, humane society operations and consumer interest. could result from unwise, extreme regulation could hurt
The Board will be required to consider food safety, animal Ohio families, and could be devastating to poor families and
health and mortality, biosecurity, consumer concerns and good their children. The Issue 2 Board would produce standards
farm practices in setting animal care rules. and regulations based on science and research, and with the
input of all interested parties, including consumers.
3. Rules created under Issue 2 are needed to provide for
excellent livestock care as well as to protect Ohio’s number
one economic contributor, agriculture, which provides $93
billion and 924,000 jobs to Ohio’s economy, and to protect
Vote YES for Issue 2 early this year—
Ohio’s family farms.
Early voting begins Sept. 29.
4. The Issue 2 Livestock Care Standards Board will be fully
Ohio now allows no-fault early voting. Any registered voter may
accountable to voters through our elected Governor and
vote an absentee ballot without stating a reason. To vote early,
legislative leaders who make appointments to the Board, and
request an absentee ballot from your county board of elections.
through our senators who must approve Board nominees.
Furthermore, Issue 2 preserves the full right of legislative
action and initiative law and constitutional amendments.
Ohioans for
5. Issue 2 is a far better plan than extreme measures of_fered
by Washington-based advocates for veganism and “animal
vote YES for Issue 2
rights” who seek extreme, costly, anti-farming regulations
that will burden the production of meat, milk and eggs until
Paid for by Ohioans for Livestock Care Political Action Committee,
these products are no longer af_fordable to Ohioans.
John C. Fisher, Treasurer, 280 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio, 43215
www.OhioLivestockCare.com
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