My former student Hilary forwards this HuffPo piece by Michael Markarian: Where do the Veep Candidates Stand on Animals?
Not surprisingly, Palin is a disaster — particularly because of her enthusiastic support for shooting wolves from helicopters, a tactic used to cut down on predators in order to artificially boost caribou populations (so that they, in turn, can be shot by hunters for sport). Biden is not the best in the Senate, but ranks highly.
If you check out the Humane Society’s legislative scorecard (PDF) you see that a few Republicans have superb records — equal to any that of any Democrat — on animal rights. Senator Susan Collins of Maine and Representative Chris Shays of Connecticut represent the best of the traditional Republican party, and they’ve been loyal fighters for protection for animals and the environment in which we all live. Sarah Palin represents, alas, a different wing of the GOP. One of many reasons why Obama will have my vote this fall.
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