We may not have heard the last of that controversial animal welfare agreement in Ohio.
Ohio agriculture director Robert Boggs tells the Columbus Dispatch that he considers the agreement brokered by Ohio ag interests and The Humane Society of the United States to be “non-binding”. And Boggs says it’s still up to the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board to decide if it wants to follow the deal or not.
Meanwhile, HSUS head Wayne Pacelle has reminded members of the Livestock Care Standards Board that HSUS could still proceed with an animal welfare ballot initiative in Ohio. He says that will depend on what the board does as it works through tough policy issues related to confinement of swine and poultry.
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