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Opinion CI ac I camas P rìnt 7 5 WedNEsdAy, OcTobER 25, 2000 ree Oregon animals from ’’jaws of death” from J lledv )ls. Bi d all i teel-jawed traps, pink capsules lese B Ison and nooses that tighten ndgjSlruegle are not selective. tednBasure 97 will ban the use of sure ¡ly-lgripping traps, related fur Compound 1080 and sodium cya nide to poison or attempt to poi son any animal. Violation of these laws would be a Class A misdemeanor. Animals may be trapped to prevent threat to pub- aw t(flWerce and certain animal poi- j 93 s. These inhumane kill- and embody the figurative as t/s death and injure or Measure 97 would help make n. VcBitended prey, family Oregon safer for domestic s, ans’ endangered species or animals, endangered animals reme°rtunate humans. and humans. :eac»s measure is written to Meag® particularly vicious :foriBand two poisons used fca P&datory killing while allowing lie health and to prevent damage ,ng ’ective farm management to private property; others may id °ugh humane traps or equally be trapped for their fur even if iisuB*ve techniques. Measure 97 they do not pose threats. DOr ikes a balance between humane Measure 97 allows the use of qie,aAent of animals and the rights specified traps, including: cage „farmers, hunters and property and box traps, suitcase type live ion* beaver traps and common rat and Measure 97 will prohibit the mouse traps. Certain body-grip- body-gripping traps to ping traps are available through mammals. It will prohibit permit to those who prove that nme; sale, purchase or bartering of an animal problem exists that has > wev for, which is for from animals proven unsolvable through alter 10 it were not caught for retail, native, more humane means. ha addition it prohibits using They are also available if the ir of Jwre would-be user can show that caught within these traps there non-lethal control methods can- are one to 10 non-target animals not be reasonably applied. Per- - caught, mits will last for 30 days and traps Animals caught often suffer be must be checked every 24 hours. cause Oregon has an extremely lax Four states and 89 countries trap-check policy. Under current have banned the use Oregon law trappers are required of steel-jaw and to check non-predatory traps ev other body-gripping ery 48 hours and no trap-check traps. The American laws apply to predatory animals. Veterinary Medical Animals not killed by these traps Association, the often suffer the following reper American Animal cussions of what measure 97 op Hospital Associa ponents call common sense trap tion and The Humane ping methods: extreme nerve dam Society of the United States sup age, self-inflicted amputation, bro port this measure and have de ken or chipped teeth and claws; if clared the steel-jawed trap “in they survive they are often suffo humane.” cated by a person stomping on Measure 97 would help make their chests. Oregon safer for domestic ani Measure 97 also bans the use mals, endangered animals and of Compound 1080 and sodium humans. Traps do not catch only cyanide. Both are highly lethal. their intended prey and therefore There is no known antidote for serve as potential landmines for Compound 1080 and a teaspoon all species in the area. Accord can kill several adult humans. ing to Protect Pets and Wildlife, Sodium cyanide is currently le a political committee formed to gal only for government use un qualify and pass this measure, der severe limitations. Both of for every one intended prey these poisons were banned in the West during the 1970s due to secondary death repercussions, meaning that the poison was spreading from the carcasses of the deceased animal to the prey that fed on it. The poison has begun to creep back into use and Measure 97 would eliminate its use once and for all. Measure 97 is not anti-farming, nor is it anti-hunting. Traps are not completely banned. It allows the use of body-gripping traps through permit to capture preda tors to protect private property, livestock, or to conduct legitimate wildlife research. The use of non- lethal traps and alternative solu tions such as guard animals and fencing are highly encouraged. What this measure does is encour age non-lethal means of solving animal problems before resorting to inhumane methods. By voting yes on Measure 97 you are taking a stand against indiscriminate kill ing and injury of innocent animals and are standing up for ethical people willing to explore various, more humane solutions. Pleasure 91 robs from the poor, gives to the rich Too many exceptions in Measure 93 e 91 would remove the h' l the amount of federal tax an it le vfridu il or corporation could * 11 ictfrom their and) fttnj One of the things really wrong ith Ballot Measure 91 is that it ^ disguised to make people think t. icyjare getting a tax break, o lat’s what makes this Consti- thetional amendment so danger- Ist JS. a r First off, you have to be mak- 1 g a lot more than minimum 0 agte for this initiative to do you 'n’iy good. According to a story lei‘atran ’n 0reSonian Oct. JC 5, a recent report from the non- livamsan Legislative Revenue Of- n i ce indicated that a ;tn|..typical family of ö|| 1 °>ur teaming less than rt“81,|000 would be addled with a tax in- J reAe, after account- ig for the lost ‘kicker’ jBn” quick to assure us that in no way will it do away with the ‘kicker’, and they’re right. It will only eliminate the money necessary to make it possible. One of the reasons the measure is so deadly to state revenue is that it allows corporations to fully de duct all of their federal taxes. Only three states in the country allow corporations to do this, and these states have a sales tax to offset the loss. In spite of this gift that support ers of91 have dreamed up for them selves, many corporations and busi nesses have come out against it. Corporations like Intel and groups such as Associated Oregon Indus tries, the largest business lobby in he reminds us that $25,000 isn’t re ally that much money to Intel. And that’s all Sizemore has been able to come up with. Of course he doesn’t want us to think that big business might look at the long-term effect of Measure 91 and see how harmful its conse quences are. Corporations that are already worrying about having enough educated workers to hire are going to look critically at mea sures that deplete the state’s gen eral fund by 20 percent. 43 cents of every dollar of that fund is spent on education. Maybe corporations that have sunk big bucks in Oregon worry about what will happen to the quality of life here when funds are cut to emergency ser vices, fire fighters, and police departments. In credibly enough, they may care about issues such as senior services Tam Oliv and health care for the uninsured, because these issues affect their em the state, oppose the measure. Intel ployees. spent $25,000 to fight against it. More than half of Oregonians will Why? receive no financial benefit from According to Bill Sizemore, the Ballot Measure 91, but we will all author of the 91, corporations do this feel its negative consequences. to appear politically correct. Also, Vote no on Measure 91. Stand and be counted , Most of you know kicker return is that much-ap- ciated check you receive in :jdd Inumbered years when state icone tax collections exceed pro- actions by two percent or more. [proponents of 91 have been 1 Measure 93 would require a vote < most tax and fee increases except co lege and university tuition and fee year. So if our government runs out of money, they can get more from us. So, how is this supposed to reduce our taxes? Voter approval of most of the new tax measures is irrelevant, since the legislature can pass a tax without voter approval as long as it spends all its money first. No tax laws that we will be approving will really matter. Ballot Measure 93 purports to require government approval for most taxes levied after No vember 7, 2000. But 93 pro vides for so many exceptions, that it is doubtful it will signifi cantly affect the amount of govern ment rev enue at all. No tax laws that we The most out will be approving will standing really matter. ; \ 4 ^M^Shgmpei of these exceptions is the pro The only thing this measure vision that when the expenses of the last fiscal year exceed the accomplishes is to create a income, the legislature will levy false sense of political account a tax for the next fiscal year ability to quell the masses. that, with other sources of in Nothing here will better our come, will be enough for the de lives, or those of our families, ficiency and the next fiscal nor will it benefit our nation. HHHH tudents speak out on ballot measures V '•Jicple Lotspeich- Measure 9- No ‘Why can’t you have the same ^■ts for everyone?” PHOTO'S BY MIKE POLLOCK / Clackamas Print Glorianne Muggli-Measure 91-No "This will decimate the state edu cation system while cutting other services to the poor." Patrick Lovejoy- Measure 94- No “It’s letting people out of jail. People who shoot up schools and such should be treated as adults.” Erin Morrissey- Measure 3-97 - Yes ‘With extra space and facilities (at Clackamas), the programs could be that much more.” Mel Botterton -Undecided “There are so many numbers and so many titles.”
