Do you think Obama will be good for animal rights?

Will it make a difference? I haven't heard him say much about animal rights issues.

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he doesnt care about human rights why would he care about animals? specially when hes dining on bacon every day.

Answer by Cyanide

Fri, 12/05/2008 - 5:51am — Cyanide

Possibly.If he listens to Biden anyways. I believe it will be better then the current administration. The problem is there are so many other things going on right now, that may not be considered such a high priority unfortunately.
All I can say is choose your causes find people , organise and write/call/whatever.

Answer by Lupustheurge

Sun, 11/16/2008 - 6:37pm — Lupustheurge

Yes, he really does care about the treatment & Biden especially. You guys are saying he probably doesn't care or won't spend the time on it. But think about what our nation is going through right now, a recession. His main focus is on the economy. Give it time. Send him emails, letters, etc. The more people he and his partners see trying to get them to pass more laws, the more it will influence him to approve them. You need to get a law into supreme court first though.
But, I read the Humane Society scoreboard saying he has a good rate of care for animals and Biden, 100%! I may be only 17, but at least I can understand what's going on and truly be able to say that I believe he will do something.

Answer by andrea_yasmeen

Fri, 11/14/2008 - 6:59pm — andrea_yasmeen

Doubtful, seeing as he is not even prepared to defend his own species...

Answer by Maria

Fri, 11/14/2008 - 6:38pm — Maria

I doubt he gives a shit about animals! Like most politicians.

Answer by veganvampira

Fri, 11/14/2008 - 3:49pm — veganvampira

They will be better towards animals than McCain/Palin, but that is not saying much. I expect activists to face continuing repression.

Answer by NotSoHotPink

Fri, 11/14/2008 - 10:48am — NotSoHotPink

Wow, Sass, thanks for the well researched answer. I was happy to see that one of my senators (well, the other one, now that the junior one has become president) has a 100% on that scorecard! My congressman only has a 60-something, but it's better than my parents' who has an 8.

Answer by trisreal

Thu, 11/13/2008 - 7:52pm — trisreal

From: http://cats.suite101.com/article.cfm/us_presidential_candidates_and_anim...

Barack Obama

Barack Obama has been quoted as saying: "I think how we treat our animals reflects how we treat each other." To support this philosophy, he has pledged support for many animal protection initiatives, including increased penalties for animal cruelty and mandatory counselling for offenders. He has voted for more than a dozen animal protection laws and initiatives, including developing trusts that would ensure the long-term care of pets and requiring veterinarians to report animal fighting rings and other acts of cruelty. Other initiatives Obama has supported include:

-Ending federal funding for and supporting legislation against the slaughter of horses
-Increasing penalties for cockfighting and dogfighting
-Requesting increased funding to enforce the Humane Methods of Slaughter and Animal Welfare Acts
-Supporting laws against puppy mills

Obama received a score of 67% on the most recent Humane Scorecard. However, he has also stated his commitment to protecting sports hunting rights, and despite pledging support for humane treatment of downed livestock, he has failed to co-sponsor the Downed Animal Protection Act, which would mandate humane euthanasia for livestock that cannot walk due to severe injury or illness, and prevent such animals from being used for human consumption. This bill should be supported because if livestock producers can’t make money from downed animals, they will have a financial incentive to treat their livestock more humanely in order to prevent illness and injury.

Obama has supported the extremely important Class B dealers bill, which would prohibit research labs from buying cats and dogs from Class B (random source) dealers. Such dealers often steal family pets from yards and alleys or obtain them via “free to a good home” ads.

Joe Biden

Joe Biden is one of the few politicians to receive a score of 100+% on the Humane Scorecard for supporting every major animal protection initiative. Biden has also been very supportive of a number of environmental protection initiatives, which garnered him a score of 95% from the League of Conservation Voters, and he has supported the prohibition of commercial whaling.

ETA: (McCain scored 17%, and you can BET Palin would have deteriorated any policies of goodwill he may have had towards animals even further).

Check: 110th Congress' Humane Scorecard: http://www.fund.org/pdfs/2008_humane_scorecard.pdf

Answer by sassafras

Thu, 11/13/2008 - 4:01pm — sassafras

Not really. There's a zillion other things going on and most animal rights laws are more of a responsibility of individual states. That's something to remember, get involved in local politics. That's where our national leaders come from and where we have the most influence.

Answer by shoogie