HSUS and PETA get no seats on the Ohio Board. HSUS is not connected to actual humane societys in any way shape or form.
It was necessary to make it constitutional to be able to block actual ballot initiatives. I know what you are going to say
"But the rep who wrote the bill even said that HSUS can still make a ballot initiative". While that is true, it isn't the whole truth. All they can do is make a ballot initiative that alters the current constitutional amendment. In other words, all they could do is hack away at the board. The makes it much harder for them to pass ridiculous regulations while tricking the public. In other words, now for crazy rights activists groups like PETA and HSUS to get their dirty little hands in Ohio, they would have to convince the Ag industry here to eat itself from the inside.