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Measure 100 would ban sales of ivory and other animal parts in Oregon
Animal advocates are asking Oregon voters this fall to ban sales of parts from a dozen animal species, including ivory from elephants and rhinoceroses.
Shark fins are the only animal product from a non-native species currently banned from sale in Oregon, according to the state voter's pamphlet. Measure 100 would ban sales of 12 additional species: elephants, rhinoceroses, whales, tigers, lions, leopards, cheetahs, jaguars, pangolins, sea turtles and rays. It would also prohibit the sales of any part of a shark.
Read moreElection endorsements at a glance
• Measure 100 would prohibit the sale of products from and parts of 12 species of endangered animals. Yes.
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An ecstatic crowd greeted 2016’s Portland EcoFilm Festival, which took place at Portland, Oregon’s historic Hollywood Theatre from October 20-23. The event focused heavily on the ways in which we understand our connection with the environment.
Read moreThe Portland Mercury Endorsement: Yes on Measure 100 (Oregon Wildlife Trafficking Prevention)
MEASURE 100 (Oregon Wildlife Trafficking Prevention): YES
With measure 100, Oregonians are asked whether to ban the sale of animal parts from 12 endangered animals: rhinoceroses, cheetahs, tigers, sea turtles, lions, elephants, whales, sharks, pangolins(!), jaguars, rays, and leopards.
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Vote Yes on Measure 100
While this election season has left many voters confused and with a plate full of difficult decisions, Measure 100 should not be one of them.
As the home of the Hatfield Marine Science Center, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, and the Oregon Coast Aquarium, Lincoln County should have no problem voting yes for the Wildlife Trafficking Prevention Act.
Read moreVote Yes on 100
When Oregonians hear that elephants, rhinos and other non-native animals are victims of a mass poaching crisis, referred to as “wildlife genocide,” many think it is a problem that is worlds away. But Measure 100 reveals the shocking truth that poaching is driven by the demand for an animal’s parts and products, such as elephant ivory, and that wildlife trafficking is right in our own backyards because the demand in Oregon exists and we are the only West Coast state that has not enacted strict measures to prevent or combat it.
Read moreStreet Roots' 2016 endorsements: Ballot measures
Yes on Measure 97. Yes For Affordable Homes. And more endorsements on local and statewide ballot measures.
Read moreState measures: Our take on what's on the Nov. 8 ballot
The biggest item among the seven statewide ballot measures on the Nov. 8 ballot is Measure 97, which would add a 2.5 percent gross tax on the sales of any business with sales in Oregon of more than $25 million a year. It would apply to businesses headquartered in Oregon as well as those headquartered elsewhere and generate about $3 billion a year for the state’s general fund.
Read moreThe Skanner News Endorsements
✔ YES
MEASURE 100 would prohibit the sale of products from and parts of 12 species of endangered animals.
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The Source Weekly's Endorsements for 2016 Ballot Measures
Measure 9-110: Yes
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