HSUS at it again in OHIO to BAN exotic animal ownership!!!!

Looks like HSUS is at it again in Ohio to get the ownership of exotic animals banned in my state Last November, Ohioans passed issue #2, a constitutional amendment TO CREATE THE OHIO LIVESTOCK CARE STANDARDS BOARD TO ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT STANDARDS OF CARE FOR LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY. You can read about it here http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/uploa...l_language.pdf
Well, HSUS being the cry babies that they are, did not like that Ohioans want to make our own decisions and decided to fight this again in November. However, now the Governor of Ohio, along with the Ohio farm bureau and stupid HSUS signed a deal. In short, this is what the deal is. HSUS will not fight this amendment if the Governor and the Farm Bureau agree to ban exotic animal onwership in Ohio!! What is wrong with this?? Well first, it is my RIGHT to own the animals I so choose and an outside group like HSUS has no right to tell me otherwise!! In addition, exotic animal groups in Ohio SUPPORTED the farm bureau last November to get issue #2 passed to get HSUS off their backs!! So what does the Farm Bureau do to thank us?? They throw us under the bus to get our animals banned, so HSUS will leave them alone!! You can read about it in brief here http://www.chillicothegazette.com/ap...ID=20107030314 For example, if HSUS isn't pleased with the progress on rules regarding wild and dangerous animals (big cats, bears, primates, alligators, venomous snakes, etc.) by Dec. 31, all bets could be off. The same thing goes for 2014, 2017 and beyond -- if HSUS isn't happy with the progress, then a ballot issue could be forthcoming.
So, here is what EVERYONE can do to help. Call the Ohio Farm Bureau 740-844-0278 and ask them why they sold fellow animal owners out to HSUS!! (I must note here, that the Farm Bureau or the Dept of Agriculture have NO control or say on exotic animals in Ohio. They are not livestock and they do not come under agriculture). I ask all Ohioans to contact Gov Stricklands Office, their state Representative and State Senator and ask them NOT to support this deal and that is is wrong for HSUS to force their agenda (The banning of exotic animal ownership) on Ohio's TAX PAYING citizens!! Please join me in this fight against the terrorist group known as HSUS. Yes, that is what they are. If The Gov and Farm Bureau do not go along with what HSUS wants (The banning of exotic animals in the state) then all bets are off and HSUS will be on the Farm Bureau's back again this fall. This just makes me sick and makes me wonder even more, as to why ANYONE would support HSUS!! This is unlike the previos ban bill we fought in Ohio a couple years ago. Unlike that bill, which had public hearings that allowed Ohio residents to voice their opinion about the bill, this deal will NOT go through the normal legislative process. In other words, this deal was signed behind closed doors without our say. Ohio residents may not even get their say on it at all. This is wrong in all ways. Do NOT support HSUS!!!!

Well, we should be grandfathered in, but you just never know. Ohio is NOT going down without a fight, that is for darn sure.
Well, if I did have to move, maybe I should file a lawsuit against HSUS for forcing this garbage on us. I am not affraid of HSUS or PETA. I, in fact, dare both Wayne and Ingrid, those 2 losers presidents, to come to my house and speak with me face to face. They would never do it, they are cowards, just as Ohio Governor Strickland is a coward. I want a Gov who is not affraid to stand up and say, HSUS go to H---!!!! I just do not understand the coward Gov and the cowards at the Ohio Farm Bureau. HSUS is NOT a government agency and has no control or authority whatsoever. Maybe I should run for Gov and let HSUS face me. I would have HSUS running away with their tails between their legs. You know, I have been saying this stuff for years on TCS and have been critcised by some as if I was making all this stuff up or blowing smoke out my butt, about the TRUTH behind the idiots at HSUS. Well, here it is, a big I told you so. Not to sound like an idiot, but how long will people continue to throw their money at this useless group known as HSUS. If I lose my animals because of these stupid jerks, I wonder how many will still give HSUS their money?? If I lose my cats because of HSUS, remember this. HSUS kills animals just like PETA does!!!! Wake up people!!

I didn't see the Animal Planet thread. I am happy to see you understand, I wish more people did. $192 million and HSUS does NOTHING to help animals in need. They use that money to shove their own agenda down everyones throat. I always hear the infamous "I don't believe anyone should own exotics, they belong in the wild" garbage. While I know everyone has a right to their opinion, just because someone may think it isn't right to own such animals, doesn't mean everyone has to bow down to these views. As long as you are responsible and the cares of the animals are met, there is nothing wrong at all, with sharing your life with a wild or so called "exotic" animal.
What also bothers me, is how people fear HSUS, as if they are the law. They are not the law and no one has to listen to them. Ohio and every state needs to tell HSUS to take a long and I mean very long walk, off a short pier. Does this mean I believe that animal abuse and people who abuse them should be allowed to do such horrible acts?? Heck no!! But banning ownership of animals is not a way to stop cruelty. Yes, animals raised for food also need to be kept in humane environments. But we do not need HSUS to tell us how to do this. Ohioans and everyone else can handle their own affairs. We just need much stiffer penalties for people who abuse or mistreat animals. I, an owner of big cats, is NOT an animal abuser.

Thanks for pointing me to the thread, I put my 2 cents worth in...well maybe more than 2 cents Sad, with the lack of response here, that I can tell most people still support HSUS and their elimination of pets agenda. At least I know there are some, who know and understand the TRUTH behind HSUS, PETA, API, ALF and the rest of the AR clan. We must continue to educate others before it is to late, but we are quickly reaching that "to late" status. To all who support HSUS. Look at the animals in my sig. If I lose them or worse, they get destroyed, you have only one thing to blame. Not me, not other exotic animal owners, but the damned HSUS morons!!!!

Please don't confuse HSUS and PETA with animal welfare groups. HSUS and PETA are animal rights groups who believe that animals should be banned from our lives. Animal welfare concerns the responsible humane treatment of animals. I fully support animal welfare. Hmmm, me run for governor. Not a bad idea right?
Catsknowme: Yeah, politics will always get tons of people talking. But this issue here is very serious, if you love your pets. Sad thing is, many people just think most of what I say is not true. Well, just do a news search on Ohio and you will see this is alive and well here. HSUS has ticked off Ohio's animal owners. I am a member of OAAO, Ohio Association of Animal Owners. We are a VERY large group. We are fighting this and I believe we will win. One thing is for sure. If HSUS gets this nonsense passed in Ohio, Governor Strickland can say goodbye to getting a second term as governor in this state. Gov Strickland is a coward who can not even stand up to HSUS.

With all the money they (HSUS and PETA) has, why don't they offer low cost or even FREE spay/neuter clinics? But no, they waste their money lobbying the government to ban animal ownership. Sadly, these groups feel the best way to stop animal cruelty is to ban animals from our lives. This is just stupid.

Well well well, Governor Strickland. You angered animal owners in Ohio with your back door deal with HSUS and the Ohio Farm Bureau. Well, guess what, WE got the last word and kicked your butt out of office!!

Very interesting article and a must read. Good ol lies by HSUS morons!!
http://www.farmanddairy.com/news/let...too/20630.html
PLEASE DO NOT SUPPORT THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES!!

No, it is not ok Our ex-governor, to get back at animal owners for voting him out, signed the executive order to BAN exotics now in my state. Yes, this includes me, but I am grandfathered in. This is one more reason for everyone to tell as many people as they can, to NOT support HSUS and if they do, to stop now!! In Ohio, there is NO emergency regarding exotics. In fact, there is no emergency regarding exotics anywhere. This ban, was a back door deal between HSUS, The Ohio Farm Bureau and or ex-Governor. During the election of 2009, there was an issue for Ohioans to vote for an animal care standards board, that would set rules for the care of livestock (farm animals) in the state. Ohioans passed this issue and HSUS was AGAINST the issue. HSUS wanted to be the organization, that set the standards, not Ohio. Our ex-Governor (Strickland) even stated, he did NOT want HSUS telling Ohio what to do. Well, since this issue was passed by Ohioans, HSUS, the losers that they are, got mad and threatened to have another ballot issue put to the voters. However, now this is VERY important. HSUS would not put another ballot issue to the voters, IF the Governor and The Ohio Farm Bureau, banned exotics from the state. So there you have it ladies and gentlemen. All these years I have been telling everyone what an evil organization HSUS and the like really are. And that they do NOTHING to help animals. Well here is the proof. If we do not get this executive order repealed, my RIGHT to own my exotics is now over, due to HSUS and their bully tactics. HSUS needs to be stopped NOW and I call for ALL pet owners to BAN HSUS for good.
It should be noted here, that the reason HSUS wanted to be the organization to set the livestock care standards, is because they want to eliminate the farming of animals for food. Exotic animal owner supported the Ohio Farm Bureau, back in 2009. How did the Ohio Farm Bureau thank us? By throwing exotic animal owners under the bus and agreeing with HSUS to ban exotics in the state. If we get this executive order repealed, this will be a MAJOR victory to ALL animal owners, against the terrorist organizations known as the animal rights groups Also known as HSUS, PETA, API and others.

They ARE against people owning pets period!! Just because their website says otherwise is nonsense. They want your money, to eliminate all animals from our lives.
Yes, livestock care standards should be implemented. But you must not have read my post. Ohioans DID vote for a livestock care standards board, to do that. HSUS did not like the idea that THEY were not the ones to set the standards. So, they decided to DROP the livestock care standards altogether, IF exotic animals were BANNED from the state!! So, I gues it is ok to have poor livestock care, as long as noone can own exotic animals?? HSUS tricked people in Ohio, to thinking they wanted better livestock care.They had their drones come into our state, to get residents to sign a petition requesting better livestock care standards. BUT, this petition HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH LIVESTOCK CARE!! It was a lie!! The signatures were used to get this emergency excutive order signed, to ban exotic animals. So, you still believe the LIES by HSUS?? Open your eyes!!!! I do not care, if HSUS does not like me owning exotics. I do not care if you do not like it as well. It is your right to feel that way. But, it is MY RIGHT to own the animals I so choose, as long as I do so responsibly. This goes with all animal ownership, not just exotics and it also includes livestock. HSUS has no business telling me what I can or can not own. So, the next time you think HSUS helps animals, look at the pictures of my cats. I can no longer move to another home, if I so desire. If I do, I would have to GET RID OF MY CATS!! If they could not be placed into a sanctuary, they could face the possibility of being destroyed!! Yes, I am grandfathered in and I will NEVER get rid of my cats no matter who tells me. But, my freedom has been taken away from me, by the terrorist organization known as HSUS. If I desired to move and buy more land, I can no longer do so. Because I can not move my animals. If I moved, I would have to get rid of them. So much for stupid HSUS caring for animals.
It should also be noted here, that HSUS lied, stating that this ban is neccessary, because there is an emergency in Ohio and that the ban is needed to protect the residnets of the state from these animals. But, more people have been bitten by DOGS and domestic cats in this state in just 1 year, than have been injured or killed my exotics in well over a decade. "The ban on exotic animals in Ohio is for public safety. So let’s ban dogs. The Ohio Department of Health says there were 15,021 dog bites in 2009. Also ban Fluffy. Cats bit 3,339 times in 2009.
There were four exotic animals attacks in the last 14 years says the Humane Society of the United States" This was taken from the article posted in the Farm and Dairy http://www.farmanddairy.com/news/let...too/20630.html http://www.odh.ohio.gov/ASSETS/1B943...DD6A/abite.pdf <--Ohio dept of health. So HSUS feels that 4 exotic animal incidents during the past 14 years is an emergency?? And these 4 incidents more than likely, were to the animal owner themselves or to someone who had no business coming into contact with the animal(s) (trespassing). If I get bit, injured, sick or whatever from my animals, that is MY RIGHT and I do not need HSUS or the government protecting me from what I desire to own. It is however, my responsibility to care for my animals properly and to keep the public safe and my animals safe from the public. This also holds true for people who own any animal, such as dogs, domestic cats, horses, cattle etc. And speaking of horses, do the research and see how many people are injured or killed by them every year!! Read about horse injuries here. http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...orses-analyzed. Over 78,000 injuries in 2007 alone!! Many people do not care for them properly either, same holds true for domestic dogs and cats. One thing I will agree on however, is FAIR regulations that promote responsible ownership of exotics. It is not hard to do.
If I sound a little angry here, I do apologize. But I am sick and tired of people believing the lies and nonsense by HSUS and their partner in terrorism, PETA. These organizations have NO right to tell me, you or anyone else what to do or what you can or can not own.