GRESHAM — To counter a failed ballot initiative from animal rights activists that attempted to ban hunting, fishing and animal slaughter in Oregon, the state’s Republican leaders pledged to introduce their own constitutional amendment to guarantee fishing, hunting and farming rights. State Sen. Christine Drazan, R-Canby and the Republican nominee for governor, is leading the […]

Last week, petitioners hoping to ban fishing and hunting in Oregon reached a milestone in their attempt to change state law.  Initiative Petition 28, led by Portland-based animal rights activists, aims to expand animal cruelty laws and criminalize injuring, breeding or killing animals except in cases of self-defense or for veterinary care, such as spaying, […]