For years animal activists have tried to elect politicians who would prioritize animal protection legislation. We gravitated to the most liberal candidates as they paid lip service to animal concerns and the environment. They spoke out against oppression and discrimination, so we believed they would be more sensitive to the plights of animals than those who were dismissive of animals and animal activists.
The beneficiaries of our failed strategy were establishment Democrats who pandered to us while running for office, and who then took Big Ag and Big Pharma money and voted against the animals.
There has not been a significant piece of pro-animal legislation since the Animal Protection Act was adopted 50 years ago.
Animal protection is ignored as a topic of public discussion by almost every candidate for office. It is ignored by the media. It is rarely, if ever, addressed by commentators or pundits.
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Exposing the Big Game 
Wrong if you care about Wildlife. Republicans as a body, as a party have voted against Wildlife and the environment 92-99% of the time the past 15 years and are now making a full scale assault. They should be rejected as a party by wildlife advocates.
I agree with that, but I also agree with much of what is said in the article above too. The sad fact is, the animals don’t have a political party.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who feels this way. If the Democratic Party thinks it has us in their back pocket, they won’t do anything.
And let us not forget, Tammy Baldwin (D) Wisconsin, and Amy Klobuchar (D) Minnesota, are both anti-wolf, and authored legislation to delist them in the Great Lakes without the recourse of judicial review, as was done in the West. Tammy Baldwin says she believes in the Endangered Species Act and that when a population has recovered, she believes in delisting – while turning a blind eye to hunting, and hunting with dogs, at taxpayer expense.
And why, you ask? Because people are ‘more important’ than wildlife and domestic animal welfare to both parties, and animals do not vote. Let’s not get in the habit of seeing the Democratic Party as the party of old, which it is no longer. It dismays me to think how I supported all these causes for years, and get nothing in return.
We can get all that with Republicans, we don’t need to vote Democrat for it – or have them co-author legislation with Republicans. That’s not the kind of bi-partisanship I want. But, as I said in another post, it’s the easiest thing for the Democrats to cut loose to win votes.
^^or co-author anti-wildlife legislation with Republicans, I should have written.
Here’s some info from the Our Wisconsin, Our Wildlife blog. So while animal advocates may or may not vote Republican, some simply cannot add their support to Democrats, and will vote Green Party or abstain:
Thanks for reblogging!