“With the passage of Prop 2, California becomes the 5th state to outlaw gestation crates (joining Florida, Arizona, Oregon and Colorado) and the third to outlaw veal crates (joining Arizona and Colorado). Perhaps most significantly, it becomes the first state to ban battery cages for laying hens, who are killed in far greater numbers than [...]
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Prop 2 Passes!!!
Posted in Animal Welfare, Factory Farming, tagged "veal" calves, animal advocacy, Animal Protection Organizations, battery cages, California, chickens, confinement, egg industry, Factory Farming, farm sanctuary, gestation crates, Humane Society, legislation, pictures of factory farms, pigs, veal crates, yes on prop 2 on November 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »
New ‘Yes on Prop 2′ Commercial
Posted in Animal Cruelty, Animal Rights, Animal Welfare, Environmental Concerns, Factory Farming, Farmed Animals, tagged "veal" calves, animal agriculture and the environment, Animal Protection Organizations, animal suffering, Animal Welfare, battery cages, chickens, confinement, egg industry, Farmed Animals, Humane Society, pigs, veal crates, videos, yes on prop 2 on October 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
For a blog that’s about factory farming and animal rights, I realize I haven’t said much about one of the biggest anti-factory farming campaigns going on right now: Yes on Proposition 2 in California. If passed, Proposition 2 would end the practice of cramming farm animals into cages so small the animals can’t even turn [...]
The Golden Rule
Posted in Animal Rights, Animal Welfare, Factory Farming, Farmed Animals, tagged animal suffering, battery cages, chickens, cows, dairy, debeaking, egg industry, Factory Farming on July 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The basis of all animal rights should be the Golden Rule: we should treat them as we would wish them to treat us, were any other species in our dominant position. ~Christine Stevens Simple as it is, “The Golden Rule” is basically how I try to live my life. In my personal relationships, I try [...]
“From Farm to Fork”
Posted in Environmental Concerns, Factory Farming, Farmed Animals, Veganism, tagged animal agriculture and the environment, Animal Cruelty, battery cages, environment, gestation crates, pictures, pictures of factory farms on April 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Not long ago I went to a presentation called “From Farm to Fork: The Environmental Impacts of Animal Agriculture” held at the Bell Museum in Minneapolis. The featured speaker was Gowri Koneswaran, Director of Animal Agricultural Impacts at the Humane Society of the United States. It was a great presentation. During the first half of [...]
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