From: maximusheadroom@gmx.com   
      
   Petition to Ban Hunting and Fishing Being Pushed in Oregon   
   AWR Hawkins   
      
   A petition to ban hunting and fishing is being pushed in Oregon in the hopes   
   that it may make it to the ballot this November.   
      
   KOIN reported that the petition seeks to pass the People for the Elimination of   
   Animal Cruelty Exemptions (PEACE) Act.   
      
   The Act "would change the current Oregon animal cruelty laws, which currently   
   protect pets such as dogs and cats, and would expand coverage to wild animals,   
   livestock and animals used in research."   
      
   David Michelson, the chief proponent of the petition, said:   
      
     We really want to make Oregon the first state to vote on something like this.   
   We are aware that it's unlikely 50% of Oregonians are ready right now to move   
   away from killing animals. But we want to get that conversation out there. So   
   that we can hopefully move in that direction.   
      
   KPTV quoted Oregon Hunter Association's Amy Patrick: "This is something that   
   has   
   been around for the last five years.this is an initiative that is trying to   
   basically outlaw the ability to kill or injure an animal for any reason other   
   than self-defense. They want to make Oregon a sanctuary state."   
      
   She added, "It would criminalize hunting, fishing, trapping, wildlife   
   management   
   practices, education and teaching with animals, all the way down to your   
   ability   
   to trap pests and vermin."   
      
   https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/02/16/petition-to-b   
   n-hunting-and-fishing-being-pushed-in-oregon/   
      
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