Radical Oregon animal rights initiative moving closer to qualifying for ballot
Smadar Spector
Radical Oregon animal rights initiative moving closer to qualifying for ballot
- Updated: Feb. 21, 2026, 1:32 p.m.
- Published: Feb. 19, 2026, 6:00 a.m.
Animal rights advocates are moving closer to getting a radical initiative onto Oregon’s November ballot that would criminalize almost all activities that injure or kill animals.
David Michelson, one of the chief petitioners for the PEACE Act (People for the Elimination of Animal Cruelty Exemptions), said Wednesday that his group has gathered about 105,000 signatures that still need to be verified. That puts the initiative within striking distance of the 117,173 verified signatures needed by July 2 to make it onto the ballot.
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