Prop 2 will end the practice of "boxing" baby calfs for veal and breeding pigs and hens in "crammed" cages. A bonus to Propostion 2 is that it will put some teeth in the laws to combat farm waste and fecal matter that is running off into our streams, rivers and other bodies of water.If you are a pet owner, love animals or just a normal human being, you need to vote Yes and protect these animals - because they can't protect themselves. If it's any consolidation, the Humane Society, is in full support of this bill. Your vote means a lot!
Here is what proposition 2 stands for ...
The American Public Health Association has called for a moratorium on new factory farms because of the devastating effects these operations can have on surrounding communities. Factory farms often spread waste on the ground untreated - contaminating our waterways, lakes, groundwater, soil, and air. Environmental leaders like Defenders of Wildlife, the Planning and Conservation League, Clean Water Action and the Sierra Club support Prop 2.
Improving our health and food safety.
We all witnessed the cruel treatment of sick and crippled cows exposed by a Chino slaughter plant investigation this year, prompting authorities to pull meat off school menus and initiate a nationwide recall. Factory farmers have put our health at risk by allowing these terrible abuses, and now are recklessly telling us it's okay to keep animals in overcrowded, inhumane conditions.
Proposition 2 is being opposed, as you would suspect, by big business and the businesses that run these slaughterhouses. And as you can image, they have their lobbyists and the funds to put up a good fight to the proposition.
Come on California, the rest of the country is watching. California has been known to blaze the trail on protecting humans - now it's time to take it to the next step!
Vote Proposition 2 and protect our animals and the environment.
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