He declared a “MeatOut” day recently to support plant-based eating and has signed various animal welfare initiatives into law, such as a cage-free law.
So it seems that someone very EA-minded could get this position if they apply.
Thank you for your correction Aaron! I removed “As you probably know” from my comment about the Colorado governor.
Here’s what I know about Gov. Polis:
-He is very nice.
-He is committed to advancing animal welfare in Colorado.
-As Charles points out, a politician wanting to help farmed animals—rather than just wanting to help industries use farmed animals—is almost unheard of in US politics. So Gov. Polis is a huge deal.
-And yes, animal rights is the #1 priority for Colorado’s Second Gentleman. They are a power couple.
I don’t know anything about the governor of Colorado, and I assume that many other Americans on the Forum also don’t know anything.
Is there anything a potential applicant to this job should know about his animal welfare policies, more specifically?
Yeah, I think this would be good context—the CO gov’s husband is a die-hard animal rights activist and seems to have influence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlon_Reis
He declared a “MeatOut” day recently to support plant-based eating and has signed various animal welfare initiatives into law, such as a cage-free law.
So it seems that someone very EA-minded could get this position if they apply.
Thank you for your correction Aaron! I removed “As you probably know” from my comment about the Colorado governor.
Here’s what I know about Gov. Polis: -He is very nice. -He is committed to advancing animal welfare in Colorado. -As Charles points out, a politician wanting to help farmed animals—rather than just wanting to help industries use farmed animals—is almost unheard of in US politics. So Gov. Polis is a huge deal. -And yes, animal rights is the #1 priority for Colorado’s Second Gentleman. They are a power couple.