Tom Vislack – Secretary of Agriculture
So, who is Tom Vislack and where does he stand on animals? There are goods and bads here.
Wayne Pacelle is happy with the choice. As is Markarian from the Humane Legislative fund wrote this in his blog:
As governor of Iowa, Vilsack advocated for bills to toughen the state’s penalties for animal fighting, and now he will lead the agency charged with enforcing the federal law to break up dogfighting and cockfighting rings. He stood up to the puppy mill industry and vetoed a bill in 2006 that would have weakened protections for pets by reclassifying dogs as “farm products.” He also exhibited tremendous fortitude and adherence to principle when he vetoed legislation in 2001 that would have allowed the sport hunting of mourning doves for the first time in decades.
Click here to read Pacelle and Markarian’s thoughts…
Farm Sanctuary’s Gene Baur is a little less certain about Vislack. HSUS is an animal protection org while Farm Sanctuary (while they care about other animals) is specifically an org devoted to farm animals. Read Gene’s blog here to see what he thinks… Here is a small snippet…
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