Mark Heinz, 02/15/26
A ballot initiative promoted by Oregon animal rights activists to effectively ban hunting, fishing, and ranching there has virtually no chance of passing, but still serves as a “cautionary tale,” an Oregon hunter said.
Initiative Petition 28 aims to fundamentally change Oregon’s animal cruelty laws to include virtually any activities that might hurt or kill wild or domestic animals.
IP 28, the People for the Elimination of Animal Cruelty Exemptions (PEACE) Act, needs 117,000 signatures by July 2 to be included on the state’s November ballot.
It has about 100,000 so far, Amy Patrick, the policy director and lobbyist for Oregon Hunters Association, told Cowboy State Daily.