Protect The Harvest | Oregon Proposition 13 Morphs Into Initiative Petition 3, Gains Momentum Heading Toward 2024 Vote

Oregon animal rights extremists are working overtime collecting signatures this summer, and beyond, to ensure Initiative Petition 3 (IP 3) is on the ballot in November 2024. IP 3 is a new version of Oregon Proposition 13 (IP 13), which failed to secure the 112,020 signatures required to be placed on the November 2022 ballot. Disguised as so-called humane treatment for animals, both initiatives reflect extremist desires to ban, or severely curtail, hunting, fishing, animal agriculture, pet ownership, and overall human interaction with animals.

In June 2023, the Oregon Hunters Association (OHA) reported the extremists behind “Yes on IP 3” received certification for ballot language, meaning they can begin their quest to collect the required 112,020 signatures by July 8, 2024, which would qualify the initiative for inclusion on the November 2024 ballot.

Extremists began plotting the rebrand of IP 13 after they abandoned their signature gathering effort in the spring of 2022 when opponents exposed the proposition for its true intent. This time around, IP 3 is known as the “Abuse, Neglect, and Assault Exemption Modification and Improvement Act.” It contains the same restrictive changes found in IP 13, only relabeled and using altered language.

The goal of this proposition is to make it illegal to use animals for food, fiber, or simply as companions.