Yes On Prop 2
I feel all beings need to be treated compassionately and culled humanely if you eat them. If you live in California, please vote YES on Prop. 2 – the humane treatment of factory farm animals. It seems insane that we even have to vote on this. I hope all states adopt legislation regarding eradicating the cruel and inhumane treatment of factory farm animals. Not able to barely move, turn around or spread their wings is cruel and we would never do this to our pets so why do we do this to other animals?
The NY Times gave a full endorsement of Prop 2 last week. Here is an excerpt that was posted on Vegan.com:
You will never in your life, on any topic, see a newspaper editorial give stronger support to a ballot initiative than this endorsement of Proposition 2 appearing in today’s New York Times. The first and last paragraphs:
The goal of the California Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act — Proposition 2 on the state’s November ballot — sounds extremely modest. It would ban the confinement of animals in a way that keeps them from being able to stand, sit, lie down, turn around and extend their limbs. The fact that such fundamental decencies have to be forced upon factory farming says a lot about its horrors. We urge California voters to pass Proposition 2. We urge every state to enact similar laws…
To a California voter still undecided on Proposition 2, we say simply, imagine being confined in the voting booth for life. Would you vote for the right to be able to sit down and turn around and raise your arms? Link
October 13 2008 01:15 pm | activism and animal rights and nature and news and political and videos
October 20th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
[...] the side of an enclosure or other egg-laying hens.” My friend Melissa (Nature Deva) has some information about Prop 2 on her blog and there’s more information from Cameron at The Thin Green Line. If you live in [...]
October 21st, 2008 at 2:48 pm
There is absolutely no way I will support something like this unless there is a HUGE link at the top of your page that supports abused children and simply people, for that matter.
October 21st, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Christy,
Since you live in CO Spgs you don’t get to vote on this anyway. Besides, I do support children and teaching the world about gentle parenting, notice the 2 large buttons on my left sidebar about Attachment Parenting?!
Also, what has one thing got to do with another? If we are not kind and considerate of the innocent animals, even if we eat them for food, how will our world be kind and considerate of our children?
I am in the process of adopting from the foster care system in my county. What do you do for abused children and the abused animals?? They are both the innocent ones and we humans need to be kind to them all. Even if you eat those animals. Inhumane is inhumane and not acceptable treatment of any living creature.