West Coast, Messed Coast™ — Oregon Is a Step Closer to Outlawing Hunting and Gathering
Oregon is moving closer to a controversial initiative that would outlaw hunting and gathering. The proposed measure, known as the 'Peace Act,' has gathered enough signatures to be placed on the November ballot. If enacted, it would criminalize various practices involving animals, significantly impacting the livelihoods of many residents.
- ▪The initiative aims to remove legal exemptions for hunting, fishing, trapping, and farming under animal abuse statutes.
- ▪It would criminalize common practices involving animals, including the use of mousetraps and breeding practices.
- ▪The measure has crossed the signature threshold required for it to be verified and placed on the ballot.
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West Coast, Messed Coast™ — Oregon Is a Step Closer to Outlawing Hunting and Gathering Victoria Taft | 11:40 AM on May 29, 2026 AP Photo/Hassan Ammar Greetings, West Coast, Messed Coast™ readers! This is the place where residents of other states come to verify that they don’t have it so bad, and where lawmakers could, if they bothered to look, find out that their great idea of the week has already been tried and failed. Indeed, in reading the West Coast, Messed Coast™ weekly update, you’ve arrived at the land where proof of concept has no expiration date and where money for every cockamamie idea is in endless supply. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); You’re welcome. Mr.
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