McCain & Palin:
“McCain co-sponsored new legislation to stop horse slaughter, backed a bill to stop the shipment of live birds between states for the only purpose of cockfighting, supported a bill to stop the killing of bears by ending trade in their gall bladders and other viscera and organs.
“Senator McCain also took a position against the fur industry, by voting to eliminate a $2 million subsidy for the mink industry. And he voted against allowing drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, saving the thousands of animals who lived there.
“He earned scores of up to 75 percent on the Humane Scorecard”
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However,
“A woman from an exceedingly macho state, Palin takes pride in her hunting skills. She has even gone as far as taking her daughter out with her on caribou shooting expeditions. In passing on the hunting lifestyle to her daughter, Palin is merely following in the footsteps of her father who in turn took her as a child to hunt moose. What is the governor’s favorite food? That would be moose stew, of course! A longtime member of the National Rifle Association, Palin once proudly announced that her freezer was full of wild game.
“No friend to wild animals, Palin has offered incentives for people who kill wolves in an effort to boost Alaska’s predator control program which so far has failed to meet expected numbers. The incentives include offering 180 volunteer pilots and aerial gunners $150 in cash for turning in gruesome legs of freshly killed wolves.”
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“John McCain was bombing women in a light bulb factory and animals in its surroundings when shot down, has a 0% animal rights voting record. Water buffalo, birds and countless other animals were burned bombed and maimed by the napalm, by machine gun fire, etc. He wants to continue his 41 year history of supporting the murder of people and animals in illegal and violent wars.”
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“Palin has sued the Bush administration to delist polar bears under the Endangered Species Act because the protection of polar bears interferes with drilling for oil and gas. Palin even penned an op-ed for the New York Times, explaining her scientific arguments against protecting polar bears. Isn’t it funny how her op-ed doesn’t mention drilling for oil? [...] from an animal rights standpoint, Sarah Palin would be a disastrous VP.”
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Obama & Biden:
“Senator Obama released the following statement: ‘When I am President, it will not be business as usual when it comes to food safety. I will provide additional resources to hire more federal food inspectors. I will also call on the Department of Agriculture to examine whether federal food safety laws need to be strengthened, in particular to provide greater protections against tainted food being used in the National School Lunch Program.’
“‘As the parent of two young daughters, there are few issues more important to me than ensuring the safety of the food that our children consume. I commend the Humane Society of the United States for bringing this important issue to the public attention and believe that the mistreatment of downed cows is unacceptable and poses a serious threat to public health.’”
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“Obama has shown a bit more compassion towards animals. During a candidate’s town hall meeting outside Las Vegas, a woman shouted out at Obama, ‘What about animal rights?’ Obama responded that he cared about animal rights very much, ‘not only because I have a 9-year-old and 6-year-old who want a dog.’
“Obama added that he sponsored a bill to prevent horse slaughter in the Illinois state Senate and had been repeatedly endorsed by the Humane Society. ‘I think how we treat our animals reflects how we treat each other,’ he said. ‘And it’s very important that we have a president who is mindful of the cruelty that is perpetrated on animals.’”
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“he is considered a strong candidate on animal rights issues. He has co-sponsored new legislation to stop horse slaughter and export of horses for human consumption, to upgrade federal penalties for dogfighting and cockfighting, to ban possession of fighting dogs and being a spectator at a dogfight. He also signed a letter requesting increased funds for enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act, Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, and federal animal fighting law. Sent letter to National Zoo expressing concern for the care of Toni the elephant.
“In his response to a questionnaire by the Humane Society Legislative Fund (which tries to pass animal protection laws at state and federal levels), Obama pledges support for nearly every animal protection bill currently pending in Congress, and says he will work with executive agencies such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture to make their policies more humane.”
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Senator Biden supported the interests of the The Humane Society of the United States 75 percent in 2007.
Senator Biden supported the interests of the Fund for Animals 80 percent in 2005-2006.
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However,
“In April 2007 he said: ‘I don’t hunt myself, but I respect hunters and sportsmen.’”
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“Obama’s wife has been the spokesperson for vivisecting Univ of Chicago”
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to Jolie's word "Would you vote for Palin to wolves"... 
for post a good link here.
)) for creating this thread, I wanted to reply to Jiro's posts but unfortunately the thread got locked. :P 
