THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES SCORE CARD FOR OUR ELECTED OFFICALS IS OUT!
It can be accessed at www.hsus.org/humanescorecard or call The HSUS for additional copies at 202-955-3668. The numbers reflected below are from the 109th Congress in review Scorecard (http://www.fund.org/pdfs/HumaneScorecard2006_final.pdf) which ran from January 2005 to December 2006.
PRESIDENTAL CANDIDATES:
CLINTON (D) 100%+
KUCINICH (D) 100%
MCCAIN (R) 40%
OBAMA (D) 60%*
Edwards (D) 60%**
*Read Obama's Humane Society Legislative Fund 2007 Presidential Questionnaire (http://www.fund.org/pdfs/senator-obama-response.pdf)
**http://www.fund.org/pdfs/Humane-Scorecard-2004.pdf this represents Edwards' most recent term in office, the 108th Congress, which ran from January 2003 - December 2004.
The other candidates do not have a score from the HSUS.
NEVADA SENATORS:
ENSIGN (R) 100%
REID (D) 40%
NEVADA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
BERKLEY (D-1ST) 100%
GIBBONS (R-2ND) 34%*
PORTER (R-3RD) 34%*
*VOTED AGAINST WILD HORSES. This law would have prohibitied the Bureau of Land Management from using any of its budget to sell wild horses and burros for slaughter purposes.
COPIED FROM MichaelMarkarian.org ~ The Humane Society Legislative Fund
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Democrats:
Hillary Rodham Clinton: In the current session of Congress, Sen. Clinton is a co-sponsor of legislation dealing with horse slaughter and animal fighting, and she previously co-sponsored legislation to stop the processing of “downer” livestock and to crack down on abusive puppy mills where dogs are treated like production machines She led efforts in the 108th and 109th Congresses to stop the overuse of antibiotics in farm animals, which allow them to be crammed in overcrowded, stressful, unsanitary conditions on factory farms. She had a perfect 100 percent score on the Humane Scorecard in the 108th and 109th Congresses.
Barack Obama: In the current session of Congress, Sen. Obama is a co-sponsor of measures to stop horse slaughter, upgrade the penalties for animal fighting, and crack down on dogfighting. He has had a strong record for animals in both the Illinois State Senate and the U.S. Senate. Read more about his responses to the Humane Society Legislative Fund’s questionnaire in my longer entry, “Barack Obama and the Dog-acity of Hope.”
Republican:
John McCain: In the U.S. Senate, McCain has been a strong supporter of numerous animal welfare issues, earning scores of up to 75 percent on the Humane Scorecard. He has voted for and co-sponsored legislation to stop horse slaughter, and voted to eliminate a $2 million subsidy for the mink industry. He has co-sponsored bills to stop the interstate shipment of birds for cockfighting and to stop the poaching of bears by ending the trade in their gall bladders and other viscera. He took an anti-animal position by supporting an amendment to the California Desert Protection Act which would have allowed sport hunting in the Mojave National Park. Senator McCain has been a leader in the effort to stop global warming, and he opposes drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which is home to many wildlife species.
