Opinion
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WedNEsdAy, OcTobER 25, 2000
ree Oregon animals from ’’jaws of death”
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d all i teel-jawed traps, pink capsules
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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.
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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.”