Oregon may vote on a ban on hunting, fishing and livestock slaughter, defying a wider US trend to protect these rights.

The proposal would extend Oregon's legal protections against killing and abusing pets to other animals.

An Oregon initiative petition that could effectively criminalize hunting and fishing has cleared a major early hurdle. Initiative Petition 28, formally called the People for the Elimination of Animal ...

This story has been updated to include additional information. A sweeping petition that would restrict killing and hurting animals, essentially criminalizing hunting and fishing in Oregon, has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If the measure qualifies for the ballot and wins voter approval, Oregon could become the first state to dramatically expand animal ...