The recent landmark agreement to phase out cruel factory farming practices in Ohio was a direct result of the tireless effort of MFA’s volunteers and supporters. Although progress was made to lessen the suffering of millions of farmed animals in Ohio, there is no time to rest on our laurels.
Your help is needed now! The Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board is preparing to issue regulations for the treatment of farmed animals in our state and would like to hear from you. Animal advocates, Governor Strickland and the Ohio farm lobby are all recommending that the Board implement five key regulations:
• A phase-out of veal crates• A phase-out of gestation crates• A moratorium on permits for new battery-cage confinement facilities for laying hens• A ban on strangulation of farmed animals and other on-farm killing methods not included in the standards of the American Veterinary Medical Association• A ban on the transport of downer cows for slaughter
Please take a moment to contact the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board now and urge its members to adopt the above recommendations. You can email the Board or offer your comments directly on the Board’s website.
