American Agri-Women

Croton, OH, November 2, 2009. . . American Agri-Women (AAW) applauds Ohio voters that have rallied behind their livestock agricultural leaders and told the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) they want their own state leaders to determine how to raise livestock in the state.

On November 3, voters in this state passed Ballot Issue 2, which forms a 13 member board of Ohio experts that will set standards for livestock and poultry care that take into account issues of food safety, local availability and affordability of food, and best farm management practices for animal well-being.

This issue passed 3 to 1 and sends a sound message to HSUS that Ohio does not want intervention from an outside activist group in telling their producers how to raise their animals.

AAW president and Ohio farmer Marcie Williams stated that, “Hopefully other states will now look at this and step up to the bat and oppose other threats from HSUS in their states.”

For more information, contact Marcie Williams, President, president@americanagriwomen.org, or visit the web site at http://www.americanagriwomen.org. American Agri-Women is the nation’s largest coalition of farm, ranch and agribusiness women, with 50 state, commodity, agribusiness affiliate organizations and collegiate chapters throughout the country. AAW is a volunteer organization, working to provide true information about agriculture to the public since 1974.