Ohioans for Humane Farms is a coalition of animal welfare, family farming, food safety, and environmental advocates advocating for more humane standards to prevent cruel factory farming practices in Ohio.
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Ohioans for Humane Farms is a coalition of animal welfare, family farming, food safety, and environmental advocates. We’re spearheading a grassroots campaign to prevent cruel factory farming practices in Ohio, including:
Extreme confinement in tiny cages for months on end: Tens of thousands of veal calves, 170,000 breeding pigs, and approximately 27 million egg-laying hens in Ohio are confined in cages and crates so restrictive the animals can barely move an inch for virtually their whole lives. Many don’t even have enough room to stretch their limbs or turn around.
Allowing “downer cows” to enter the human food chain: Allowing sick and injured animals into the food supply threatens public health and food safety. Cows too sick or injured to stand or walk on their own to slaughter should be humanely euthanized, not inhumanely dragged or pushed while being shocked and beaten onto the kill floor to be used for human consumption.
Inhumane methods of euthanasia for sick and injured animals: In Ohio, a factory farmer was videotaped killing sick pigs by hanging them execution-style from a tractor, leaving them to writhe in the air for minutes on end. He was acquitted of cruelty for the hangings, a verdict Ohio’s agribusiness community hailed as a “huge victory,” because Ohio has no law specifically requiring humane farm animal euthanasia method.
The ballot measure is backed by The Humane Society of the United States, Farm Sanctuary, the Consumer Federation of America, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, the Ohio SPCA, the Toledo Area Humane Society, the Geauga Humane Society, Humane Society of Greater Dayton, Medina County SPCA, and a growing list of organizations. Please sign up here to stay informed on The Humane Society of the United States' End Factory Farming campaign.
You can read our full petition here (pdf).
The Humane Society of the United States
Women’s Health & Environmental Network
Global Animal Partnership
Compassionate Carnivores
Grassland Graze (West Union, OH)
New Hope Organics (Xenia, OH)
Fox Hollow Farm (Fredericktown, OH)
Caney Crossing Farm (Cincinnati, OH)
Brian Forsgren, DVM. President, Gateway Animal Clinic (Cleveland, OH)
Stephanie Studebaker, DVM. Owner, Peace of Mind Veterinary Relief (Centerville, OH)
Mobile Veterinary Care (Chagrin Falls, OH)
Lee Schrader, DVM (Dayton, OH)
Margaret Thorp, DVM. Owner, Bath Veterinary Clinic (Bath, OH)
Amy Moore, DVM. Bath Veterinary Clinic (Bath, OH)
John Reveley, DVM, PhD. River Square Animal Hospital (Rocky River, OH)
Danielle Rastetter, DVM (Dayton, OH)
John R. Cole, DVM. Owner, Loveland Regional Veterinary Hospital (Loveland, OH)
Tom Wilkin, DVM. Owner, Animal Clinic of Van Wert (Van Wert, OH)
Susan Wagner, DVM (Worthington, OH)
Kirstin Lightfoot, DVM (Centerville, OH)
Beth A. Lorensen, DVM (Oak Harbor, OH)
Ronald L. Moroff, DVM. Three-O-Five Animal Hospital (Willowick, OH)
Julie O’Connell, DVM. Owner, Park Plaza Animal Hospital (Cincinnati, OH)
Adam M. Coatney, DVM. Far Hills Animal Clinic (Dayton, OH)
Cindy Thurston, DVM (Liberty Center, OH)
Colleen K. M. Bumba, DVM (Bay Village, OH)
Nicole Moskes, DVM (Girard, OH)
Sue Zinni, DVM. Owner, Animals “R” Special Veterinary Hospital (New Albany, OH)
Gurdas Singh Dass, DVM. Greenmont Veterinary Hospital (South Euclid, OH)
Stewart Smith, DVM, PhD. Beechmont Pet Hospital (Cincinnati, OH)
Cerissa Griffith, DVM. Macedonia Veterinary Clinic (Macedonia, OH)
Dawn Steins, DVM (Dayton, OH)
Steven K Reece, DVM. Anthony Wayne Animal Hospital (Maumee, OH)
Neal Sivula, DVM. Dancing Paws Animal Wellness Center (Richfield, OH)
Tracy Rauf, DVM. Vet Wellness Center (Harrison, OH)
Jennifer Dehnbostel, DVM. Animal Hospital of West Chester (West Chester, OH)
Angela L. Shelton, DVM. Owner, French Town Vet Clinic (Gallipolis, OH)
JoAnne Blaha, DVM. Owner, An Alternate Choice Veterinary House Calls (Olmsted Falls, OH)
Jerry J. Burrough, DVM. Owner, Westside Veterinary Hospital (Toledo, OH)
Keira J. Mellion, VMD. Gateway Animal Clinic (Cleveland, OH)
Walter E. Martin, DVM (Brunswick, OH)
Steven Schrader, DVM (Washington Court House, OH)
Melanie Hart, DVM. Emergency Veterinary Clinic of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH)
Kelly A. Moore-Bowling, DVM. Milford Animal Hospital (Milford, OH)
Alan G. Moore, DVM. Trilby Animal Hospital (Toledo, OH)
Deborah L. Johnson, DVM (Waterville, OH)
Michael Brown, DVM (Dayton, OH)
Joan E. Gish, DVM. Owner, Georgetown Animal Hospital (Georgetown, OH)
Bo Williamson, DVM (Cincinnati, OH)
Dilbagm S. Kooner, DVM. Owner, Driving Park Animal Hospital (Columbus, OH)
Megan Geldhof, DVM. Medical Director, One of a Kind Pets Spay/Neuter Clinic (Akron, OH)
Katherine E Kling, DVM. Animal Hospital on Mt. Lookout Square (Cincinnati, OH)
Heather Cuesta, Owner. Airport Animal Hospital (Toledo, OH)
John R. Guarasci, DVM (Dayton, OH) Suburban Veterinary Clinic
J.K. Guarasci, DVM (Dayton, OH) Suburban Veterinary Clinic
Paul A. Stull, DVM (Dayton, OH) Suburban Veterinary Clinic
Northarlington Animal Clinic
Rascal Unit Veterinary Hospitals, (Dublin, OH)
Aubrey Griffin, DVM (Dublin, OH)
Michelle Gonzalez, DVM (Dublin, OH)
Laura Blair, DVM (Cuyahoga Falls, OH)
Shawne Mazzei, DVM (Miamisburg, OH)
Julie L. Peterson, DVM. Troy Animal Hospital & Bird Clinic (Troy, OH)
Sharon L Traynor, Manager. Companion Care Animal Hospital (Fairfield, OH)
Stephanie Sivula, Practice Manager. Dancing Paws Animal Wellness Center (Richfield, OH)
Laura Smith, RVT. Companion Care Animal Hospital (Fairfield, OH)
Raelynn Waller, RVT. Animal Care Clinic of Chillicothe (Chillicothe, OH)
Annie Levine, RVT. Clintonville Animal Hospital (Columbus, OH)
Amy Rodgers, RVT. Refugee Canyon Veterinary Services (Hebron, OH)
Lynea Lilley, RVT. Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine (Columbus, OH)
Jennifer Foreman, RVT. Healthy Pets of Bren-Lor (Grove City, OH)
Christy Cichra, RVT. River Square Animal Hospital (Rocky River, OH)
Jessica Woernley, RVT. River Square Animal Hospital (Rocky River, OH)
Kimberly Minor, RVT. Humane Ohio (Toledo, OH)
Christina Lemmons, RVT. Humane Ohio (Toledo, OH)
Ruth Copeland, RVT. Humane Ohio (Toledo, OH)
Jamine Cudjoe, RVT. Sylvania Vet Hospital (Sylvania, OH)
Karen E. Romine, RVT (Reynoldsburg, OH)
Jennifer Kokos, RVT. Oxford Veterinary Hospital (College Corner, OH)
Nicole Cornwell, RVT (Dublin, OH)
Laura Witherup, RVT (Dublin, OH)
Karly Thomas, RVT (Dublin, OH)
Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation
Chrissie Hynde, singer for the Pretenders (native Ohioan)
Susan Wagner, DVM, MS, DACVIM and author of Through a Dog’s Ear: How to Use Sound to Improve the Health & Behavior of Your Canine Companion (Worthington, OH)
Sy Montgomery, best-selling author of “The Good Good Pig” and “Birdology”
Les Roberts, author
Ohio Faith Leaders:
The Sisters of St. Francis (Tiffin OH)
Pastor Greg Crabtree, Centerville United Methodist Church (Centerville, OH)
Pastor Jon Ferguson, Faith Community UMC (West Chester, OH)
Sr. Jo Ann Recker, Ph.D., Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Xavier University (Cincinnati OH)
John Sniegocki, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Christian Ethics, Xavier University (Cincinnati OH)
George Matejka, Ph.D., Chair., Philosophy Dept., Ursuline College (Pepper Pike, OH)
Elizabeth Farians, Ph.D., Xavier University (Cincinnati OH)
Tansukh Salgia, Ph.D., former president of the Federation of Jain Associations in North America (Galena OH)
Fr. Ben Urmston, Director, Peace and Justice Studies, Xavier University, (Cincinnati OH)
Pastor Bruce Crane, Arcadia United Methodist Church, (Arcadia, OH)
Reverend Katherine Riley, Coolville United Methodist Church (Coolville, OH)
Pastor Robert Thomas, Epworth Church (Toledo, OH)
Reverend Mary Jo Campbell, Hartwell UMC (Cincinnati, OH)
Reverend Paula M. Jackson, Church of our Savoir (Cincinnati, OH)
Reverend Timothy West, Church Of Our Savior (Mechanicsburg, OH)
Reverend Ruth B Paulus, St. Christopher Episcopal Church (Fairborn, OH)
Reverend Dr Elaine Caldbeck, Church of the Ascension (Middletown, OH)
Reverend Robert Willmann, St. James Episcopal Church (Zanesville, OH)
Reverend Evelyn Manzella, St. James Church (Wooster, OH)
Pastor Paul McGuire, Belpre Heights United Methodist Church (Belpre OH
Oberlin Unitarian Universalist Fellowship – Social Justice Team (Oberlin, OH)
Businesses:
Enviroscapes Landscape Design (Chardon, OH)
Sri Yoga Center (Dayton, OH)
Peace at Home Pet Care (New Marshfield, OH)
Beavercreek Dermatology (Beavercreek, OH)
Captain Spish – Dog Behavior Consultant (Dayton, OH)
Dachshund Delights (Garrettsville, OH)
Equisports, Inc (Goshen, OH)
Faithful Companion Pet Cremation Services (Sharonville, OH)
Lucky Chin Adoption (Hamilton, OH)
The Pet Spot (Norwood, OH)