For the sixth straight year, the Humane Society of the US (HSUS) ranks states in terms of their laws and policies related to wildlife, farm livestock, pets and animal fighting. According to the Los Angeles Times, for the sixth straight year, California has been crowned as the No. 1 state. The two runner-ups were Oregon and Illinois.

“Across a wide range of animal cruelty issues, California has enshrined more policies to address those problems than any other state,” said Wayne Pacelle, president of the Washington, D.C., organization. “There’s been a cascade of reform.”

The Golden State has the distinction of enacting animal protections such as implementing regulations, passing ballot initiatives, and enacting regulations. The LA Times states the policies in place include bans on dog and cock fighting, hunting of bears with dogs, lead bullets for hunting, shortening dairy cow tails and the sale and possession of shark fins, the main ingredient in a once-popular soup served in Chinese restaurants.

These policies are not something to celebrate, they are to be reviled. Not only did ranchers fight the new law requiring roomier cages for chickens and restaurant groups beat the foie gras ban, the ban on using lead ammunition for hunting is an underhanded attempt to ban hunting in the state. The only species that is harmed by laws protecting animals are humans.

Without hunting, it makes it harder for people to survive if buying food at the grocery store is more expensive than someone can afford or if the economy collapses and people have to resort to hunting in order to have food, Roomier cages for chickens raises the prices of eggs making it harder for poor people to afford them, while the foie gras ban was a symbolic attack against people being able to eat exotic dishes if not wealthy people. In general, these are all assaults on our food supply which is necessary for humans to live. That is obviously what groups like the Humane Society (so-called) obviously want.

The basis of animal rights groups like HSUS is not a noble effort to ensure animals are treated well, but is a campaign to destroy mankind grounded in the hatred of human life. With all of this in mind, I would be making every effort to leave California, Oregon or even Illinois as soon as possible if I lived in one of these three states. By restricting my ability to consume animals for food or even use them for medical testing is an attack on my ability to live. In closing and in case you think my overall point is whacked, consider this quote from HSUS Vice President for Animal Welfare Hyun Park who said during a speech in 2006:

We don’t want any of these animals to be raised and killed … unfortunately we don’t have the luxury of waiting until we have the opportunity to get rid of the entire [animal agriculture] industry.