Doris Day Animal League Supports Issue 1 on Ohio November Ballot; Doris Day Urges Voters to Vote Yes on Issue 1.WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 1998--In an effort to save Ohio Mourning Doves mourning dove Species (Zenaida macroura) of pigeon (family Columbidae), the common wild pigeon of North America. They have long, pointed tails, and the sides of the neck are violet and pink. Their name comes from their call's haunting, mournful tone. , Doris Day Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff (born April 3, 1924)[1] is an American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate known as Doris Day. A vivacious blonde with a wholesome image, Day was one of the most prolific actresses of the 1950s and 1960s. has written a letter to Ohio newspaper editors urging voters to support Issue 1 on the November ballot. Issue 1 calls for mourning doves to be removed from the definition of "Game Birds game birds, a term used variously for all birds of the order Galliformes (gallinaceous, or chickenlike, birds), for certain quarry species within this order, and for a variety of quarry birds of several other orders. ," and would make it illegal to hunt, kill or capture the doves doves faithfulness reflected in their pairing for life. [Christian Symbolism: Child, 211] See : Faithfulness . Opponents to Issue 1 have launched an aggressive media campaign, which asserts that Issue 1 would take control away from Ohio wildlife managers, impinge im·pinge v. im·pinged, im·ping·ing, im·ping·es v.intr. 1. To collide or strike: Sound waves impinge on the eardrum. 2. on the right to eat meat, raise food prices and destroy the family farm. In response to these advertisements from Issue 1 opponents, Doris Day has written a letter to Ohio newspaper editors urging voters to "admire these lovely birds rather than support their cruel destruction. I am very surprised by the tactics of the opposition. Their advertising campaign against Issue 1 has what I view as a `Washington political spin' -- because it is focused on issues related to medical research or the consumption of meat -- WHICH HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS ISSUE." Founded in 1987 and based in Washington, D.C., The Doris Day Animal League, a lobbying organization, recently sponsored California legislation signed into law which requires counseling as a condition of probation for any person convicted of animal cruelty. |
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