Bernie’s impressive animal welfare record deserves attention, may sway voters

[KamaAina]

https://medium.com/%40yvonneclaes/bernie-s-impressive-animal-rights-record-deserves-attention-may-sway-voters-dd7c2f8581e

It turns out Bernie is not only a man of the people. He’s a man of dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, etc. The Bern Man is a regular Doctor Doolittle who’s done a lot for our non-homosapien friends....

Bernie has received 100 percent ratings from the Humane Society Legislative Fund (HSLF), which works to pass animal protection laws and supports candidates who do, and the Defenders of Wildlife, which seeks to protect wildlife in their natural habitats....

Bernie’s strong animal advocacy record is something the Sanders’ campaign needs to publicize because many Americans love their pets, consider them family members, and would gladly vote for a presidential candidate who feels the same.

And Bernie has a record of co-sponsoring animal-friendly legislation covering cruelty, breeding and captivity practices, livestock issues, and wildlife protection.

To be fair, Hillary did at one time have a cat, Socks.

[G_j]

1. four leggeds for Bernie too!

[tk2kewl]

3. Dogs and Cats for Bernie!

[renate]

5. what adorable pictures! thanks!

Bernie's compassion for animals would have persuaded me if I weren't already voting for him. I think the way people treat animals says a lot about who they are, deep down.

[narnian60]

12. +1

[dorkzilla]

19. That last one made me laugh so hard I thought I'd pass out

PRICELESS!!!! Love it!

POOCHES (and catses) for BERNIE!!!

[Svafa]

26. My cat is definitely #felinethebern

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[tk2kewl]

29. beauty

[Svafa]

35. Thanks!

She's a huge goober.

[swilton]

36. Thanks for posting

That's my 2 pugs Luke and Lily and Chihuahua mix Gigi - all of whom are Bernie fans!!! All of whom are rescues....found Gigi age 2 beside the road in Ga..ten years ago....The pugs' owner had to get rid of them 51/2 years ago....

[tk2kewl]

37. awsome!

Google 'em right up

[G_j]

44. smart pets!

[Wilms]

2. I'm hoping to see a rescued Mutt in the White House.

ADOPT!!!

[SoapBox]

15. Yes! Yes! Yes! A rescue or two in the White House!

That would be beyond wonderful.

[casperthegm]

4. Great post

Thank you for sharing this

[NWCorona]

6. I wasn't aware of this so thanks!

[vintx]

7. K&R

sharing this

[demmiblue]

8. K&R

[narnian60]

13. + 1 zillion

[snagglepuss]

9. knr

[Alfresco]

10. Is he a vegetarian?

[KamaAina]

11. No clue. But my friend the abolitionist vegan is phonebanking for him.

I'm tempted to tease her by saying "But Bernie eats meat!"

[JackRiddler]

21. Tulsi Gabbard is.

[restorefreedom]

41. outstanding!

meanwhile, hillary is a big supporter of monsanto and big ag

[brooklynite]

23. Not as I recall when I had dinner with him.

[ChickenGuru]

14. All right!

An A+ from the animals
and an F from the NRA.
My kind of guy.

[thesquanderer]

16. I'm a Bernie supporter, but...

I'm pretty sure that Hillary scored as well as Bernie in the Humane Society Legislative Fund ratings when she was in Congress.

It's great that Bernie is strong on animal issues, but I think this may not be a difference between the two candidates.

[KamaAina]

18. Not quite.

(Incidentally, Hillary Clinton earned a HSLF score of 83. The score is partly due to her abstaining from voting on Senate Bill 714, which would have prohibited for research the use of dogs and cats randomly obtained via “theft … and fraudulent response to ‘free to good home ads’.”)

[bread_and_roses]

20. How the hell could she vote against THAT?

Explanation? Anyone?

[FlaGranny]

22. Drug company does not

want their supply of test animals to be blocked?

[brett_jv]

31. Says she abstained from voting, which could be for any number of reasons ...

Not the least of which being that just because there's one 'good' blurb in a given bill, it doesn't mean that the whole thing was good. There could've been another similar bill with similar measures in it that she voted for ... or maybe she just slept in that day ... who knows, really. I wouldn't read too much into it myself without knowing more details than what's in this story.

[thesquanderer]

24. Turns out it depends on the years.

I had seen 2005, where they both scored 100. In checking further...

In 2007, they both scored 75

http://www.hslf.org/assets/pdfs/humane-scorecard/humane-scorecard-2007.pdf

In 2006, Sanders scored 100, Clinton scored 100+ (the plus for being "a prime sponsor of pro-animal legislation&quot

http://www.hslf.org/assets/pdfs/humane-scorecard/humane-scorecard-2006.pdf

but yes, in 2008, Sanders got 100, Clinton got 83.

http://www.hslf.org/assets/pdfs/humane-scorecard/humane-scorecard-2008.pdf

That's the last year they served together.

On balance, they both seem good on this issue, which is good for all of us!

[hamsterjill]

27. Thanks for this post!

That clears things up a bit.

It has always been my experience that animal lovers are Dems. Nice to know that BOTH of our candidates have the interest of the fur babies at heart.

[snowy owl]

17. I appreciate reading this. Thanks.

He is so smart and compassionate. The real deal. And perhaps our last chance.

[DebbieCDC]

25. My dog supports Bernie too

[BernieforPres2016]

28. Glad to hear this about Bernie

I am not surprised. Every new data point I get on him makes me like him more.

The Clintons also had a chocolate lab named Buddy who they got near the end of Bill Clinton's second term. Tragically, Buddy was hit by a car and killed at age 4 when he ran out of the Clinton's house after a contractor. The Secret Service was supposed to be watching him as neither Bill or Hillary was home. According to Wiki, the Clintons got another chocolate lab named Seamus in 2005.

[KamaAina]

30. Seamus?!

Where did they get him? Off the roof of Mittwit's car?

[meow2u3]

32. My Max now is telling me to vote for Bernie

#felinethebern

[KamaAina]

33. Thread win!

[swilton]

34. Thank you for bringing this to our attention -

it is worth mentioning about any politician and especially Bernie Sanders.

Yes, the Clintons had Socks - although he was adopted, they gave him to Betty Currie when the Clintons left the White House...Socks didn't get along with their dog Buddy.

As for Buddy, he was hit by a car - door was left open and he ran outside. I'll leave it to the readers to argue why the Clintons didn't have a fenced in yard so that their animal wouldn't be exposed to traffic.

[starroute]

38. And cows (and is that a buffalo?)

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[senz]

39. Bernie is compassionate. A sign of personal maturity and mental health.

Bernie has both, in great abundance.

[Scalded Nun]

40. The word must go out across this country

He has done what he thinks is right all of his life, working to improve the lot of this country and its citizens (and not just 2-footed!).

[kas125]

42. Saw and shared this on facebook a few days ago -

[Uncle Joe]

43. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, KamaAina.

[flamingdem]

45. Kick for our furry friends

including Bernie!