Animal welfare not election issue

By: Robert Washburn | April 21, 2011

I am writing in response to a letter where the writer suggested making animal welfare an election issue. I am not sure where the Harris Decima poll was conducted but I believe it might have been at a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals conference. For full story see Northumberland News

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Animal welfare not election issue

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