Attention California Dems: Please Vote Yes on Prop 2! Prevention of Farm Cruelty Act

[Bigleaf]

I posted this in the CA State Forum but thought I'd post it here also due to the increased traffic on this forum.

My wife has been working hard to help get this passed for all the farm animals. Please take a look and vote Yes on Prop 2 for the farm animals.

http://humanecalifornia.org /

Californians for Humane Farms is the proud sponsor of the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, an initiative that will appear on California's November 2008 ballot. It is cruel and inhumane to confine animals in cages so small they can’t turn around or stretch their limbs. All animals deserve humane treatment, including those raised for food. Vote YES on Prop #2 to protect animals from unacceptable abuse.

Prevents cruelty to animals.
It’s simply wrong to confine veal calves, breeding pigs, and egg-laying hens in tiny cages barely larger than their bodies. Calves are tethered by the neck and can barely move, pigs in severe confinement bite the metal bars of their crates, and hens get trapped and even impaled in their wire cages. We wouldn’t force our pets to live in filthy, cramped cages for their whole lives, and we shouldn’t force farm animals to endure such misery. All animals, including those raised for food, deserve humane treatment

PLEASE VOTE YES ON PROP 2!!!!

Just some of those endorsing this Prop:

The Humane Society of the US
California Veterinary Medical Assn
Center for Food Safety
Union of Concerned Scientists
Sierra Club-California
Consumer Federation of America
California Democratic Party
California Council of Churches IMPACT
Nearly 700 California veterinarians and more than 150 California veterinary medical students, the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association, the San Diego County Veterinary Medical Association, and nearly 90 veterinary hospitals and clinics.
More than 100 California farmers, including Bill Niman, Prather Ranch, Dobson Dairy Ranch, Eatwell Farms, Flores Ranch, Lunny Ranch, and US Farms, Inc.
More than 70 organizations across the country that are working to address the public health, environmental, social justice and animal welfare impacts of factory farming, including United Farm Workers, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Family Farm Defenders, Compassion in World Farming, the Cesar Chavez Foundation, California Young Democrats, Defenders of Wildlife, Greenpeace USA, and the Organic Consumers Association

Thanks!

[mikelgb]

1. I read about this in my voter guide, why is it so laughably narrow?

fuck pigs! unless they're pregnant...
fuck baby cows! unless they're gonna be killed in a few months...
fuck chickens! unless we eat their eggs...

how does that square with

"All animals, including those raised for food, deserve humane treatment"

What about the ones that aren't?


please someone help me out here

why is the language of the prop so specific?

[flvegan]

2. It has to be that specific.

"humane treatment" is too vague a term at this time. Lawyers would never be able to word that correctly to pass muster and get on a ballot.

This is a very good start towards humane treatment of all animals. It's reasonable, and removes some of the most barbaric treatment.

[CADEMOCRAT7]

3. Thank you for the post

I live in CA, and I just emailed this post to friends in state.