Animal rights initiatives

From Ballotpedia

Voting on Animals
2008
Alaska Wolves California Prop 2 Massachusetts Greyhounds Oklahoma Hunting Idaho Wolves North Dakota Captive Hunting
2002
Oklahoma Cockfighting
2000
Massachusetts Dog Racing
1998
California Trapped Animals Missouri Cockfighting

This list includes ballot initiatives that are about protecting the rights of animals, as well as some ballot initiatives that pertain to whether, when and how animals can be hunted. See also Hunting initiatives.

2008

On ballot

• Alaska Wolf and Bear Protection Act (2008)
• California Proposition 2
• Massachusetts Greyhound Protection Act (2008)

In circulation

• North Dakota Captive Hunting Petition (2008)

Not on ballot

• California Animal License Fees Initiative (2008)
• California Prohibition of Identification Devices Initiative (2008)
• California Prohibition of Sterilization Initiative (2008)
• California Recognition of Animals as Property Initiative (2008)
• California Stray and Owner Relinguished Animal Initiative (2008)
• Idaho Wolf Regulation Initiative (2008)

2006

• Arizona Proposition 204 (2006). Passed with 62%. Prohibited calf and pig confinement crates.

2002

• Oklahoma State Question 687 (2002) Banned cockfighting. (Passed)

2000

• Massachusetts Question 3 (2000) Proposed to ban dog-racing. (Failed)

1998

• California Proposition 4 (1998) Prohibited trapping of fur-bearing animals. Passed, with 57.5% in favor.
• Missouri Cockfighting Initiative (1998), Passed, with 62.6% in favor.

1972

• South Dakota Prohibit Dove Hunting

See also

• List of ballot measures by topic

v • d • e Ballot measures about hunting and fishing in Alaska Alaska Limited Entry Fisheries (1972) • Alaska Fisheries Permit Initiative (1976) • Alaska Personal Consumption of Fish and Game (1982) • Alaska Right to Bear Arms (1994) • Alaska Prohibit Airborne Hunting Initiative (1996) • Alaska Prohibition of Wolf Snares (1998) • Alaska No Voter Initiatives About Wildlife (2000) • Alaska Land-And-Shoot Referendum (2000) • Alaska Prohibition on Bear Baiting Initiative (2004) • Alaska Wolf and Bear Protection Act (2008)