The Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act on the November California Ballot

This modest measure will alleviate some of the suffering that 19 million animals endure each year while confined to tiny cages and crates across California. It's the least we can do to give these animals the ability to turn around and extend their limbs. I'm looking forward to voting YES on The Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act. Join me, volunteer, and learn more at www.HumaneCalifornia.org.

This modest measure will alleviate some of the suffering that 19 million animals endure each year while confined to tiny cages and crates across California. It's the least we can do to give these animals the ability to turn around and extend their limbs. I'm looking forward to voting YES on The Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act. Join me, volunteer, and learn more at HumaneCalifornia.org.

These animals on factory farms suffer the worst abuses. It is a no-brainer that it is exceptionally cruel to stuff animals into small cages that don't even allow them to turn around or stretch their limbs, let alone walk. I hope you will join me in making these animal's lives a bit more bearable and voting YES on the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act this November.

It is inhumane and unnecessary to force animals to spend their entire lives confined in restrictive cages where they are barely able to move. Sadly, this is what nearly 20 million animals on factory farms in California currently have to endure. I am thrilled that this November, Californians will have the opportunity to improve the lives of these animals by voting YES on the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act! More information can be found at: www.HumaneCalifornia.org.

As a volunteer who collected signatures for the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, I am so happy to see it will be on this November's ballot! Kudos to everyone who made this happen- it is about time that these poor animals on factory farms get treated with an ounce of respect. Be sure to vote YES!

This initiative is a basic, common sense anti-cruelty law that will give farm animals enough space to turn around. Remember to vote YES in November!!!

Californian voters have the opportunity to reduce the suffering of 20,000,000 animals by phasing out severe confinement systems in which animals cannot lie down, turn around or extend their limbs. If you have compassion within you, you will vote YES on the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act which will be on the November ballot. For more information go to www.humanecalifornia.org

It really is time. Animals are alike in suffering and can undergo both physical and mental pain.
This is abuse anyway you cut it. Noone should want to be a part of this despicable chain- and if you consume meat or animal prodcuts we should all be responsible & humane consumers.

It is cruel and inhumane to tolerate the suffering of any animal. Collectively, we must take a stand for the respect and dignity of animals as it is a direct relationship of how we treat each other.

To allow this kind of abuse to continue is unacceptable. We are better than this because a nation without compassion has nothing.

It's time we speak up for those who have no voice. Stop allowing agribusiness to abuse animals and to deceive the public about the immense suffering caused.

no these animals have a voice

we are their voice

we need to stop this for good

no these animals have a voice

we are their voice

we need to stop this for good

There is no veal farming in California and almost no breeding pigs, so what is this proposal aimed at? Laying hens.

It may come as news to some people, but most folks understand that birds flock. Even when they are placed in a massive space, their natural instinct is to band together tightly in groups causing them to not be able to extend their wings. If the group panics, they crush each other like people trying to rush out of a crowded theater.

Cages provide laying hens with controlled flocking. If you remove the cages, the incidence of broken bones in the birds instantly doubles. Double the rate of broken bones may be some people’s definition of progress or improved animal welfare, but it isn’t mine.

Though HSUS did a good thing by exposing the abuse at the slaughter plant, I still worry about the group. It seems that American Humane Society and American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are the groups most directly involved with supporting local shelters.

Maybe that is the reason many local shelters are distancing themselves from HSUS. For those interested in doing some independent research, they should check out what their local shelters and other groups have to say about HSUS, its lack of support for shelters, and whether it is more concerned about animal welfare or expanding its sphere of influence.

I meant to say American Humane Association not American Humane Society.

To Molli: The HSUS does many things for local shelters. It provides disaster assistance. It fundraises for local shelters via, for example, "Walk for Animals" and "Spay Day USA". They operate sanctuaries across the U.S. They operate the Rural Area Veterinary Services (RAVS) which provides no-cost medical care to dogs and cats across the nation and globe that are typically not served by vets. And lastly, expanding their "sphere of influence" means to celebrate the animal/human bond and confront cruelty. And that's a wonderful thing! Yes on the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty.

To Bryant, how do you base your notions on chicken behavior? Here are just a few links, most of which are from doctors and scientists, who give a much more accurate description of how chickens really act. Nowhere does it state that they can "crush each other like people trying to rush out of a crowded theater." lol

http://www.hsus.org/farm/resources/animals/chickens/

http://www.hsus.org/farm/resources/research/welfare/scientists_and_experts_on_battery_cages.html

http://www.hsus.org/farm/resources/research/practices/comparison_hen_welfare_cages_vs_cage_free.html

http://www.hsus.org/farm/camp/nbe/compare.html

Bryant

Have you ever owned any chickens? For a person who has you sound like an extreme fool. I have never seen chickens, or any birds for that matter, behave as you describe. Even when they flock there is always a good amount of space between them. They always leave space to move around, to spread their wings.

And what makes you think that roaming chickens are going to automatically fracture all their bones? Just because they have more space? Are you drunk or something?

Keeping these chickens in cages their whole life is cruel. They can't even move! It would be like an elevator full of people for 14 months!

Keeping these chickens in cages their whole life is cruel. They can't even move! It would be like an elevator full of people for 14 months!

Keeping these chickens in cages their whole life is cruel. They can't even move! It would be like an elevator full of people for 14 months!

Hello, my name is Jennifer Benelli and I participate in the S.W.A.P program here in Humboldt County CA. I got a DUI a couple of years back and instead of doing time I am working my time off at a farm that is run by the Humboldt County Sheriffs department. I do not work with chickens, but I do care for alot of pigs and cows. I really would like some advice on who I could contact that could help to improve the lives of these animals. I know that they are being raised for food, but the way they are cared for while they are alive is terrible. The majority of the pigs live out their lives in cement pins. They have no access to the outdoor elements and are fed nothing but roten food. The cops breed the pigs here as well and in my time here over the last year and a half I have seen only one piglet survive. They keep the pregnant mothers in tiny tiney farrowing creates that no where near accommadate the 5- 750 pound preganante pigs, but they shove them in there anyways. The pregnant pigs are provided with very little grain and no slop, and the last pregnant mother i saw was barly able to stand up to get water. Needless to say that pig died trying to give birth to her babies. The Shariff that is in charge of the farm told us to just burrie her, wether the babies were still alive or not. The previous litter born only 2 weeks ago had no survivores. The cows that I care for are provided with barly any food a dry pitiful pasture, and they have no shelter. I do not know what your wether conditions are like, but here in Humboldt after November it does nothing but rain until April and they have no way to get out of it. I would like to know if there is anyone I could contact that could help improve the care provided to these poor animals. If so PLEASE CONTACT ME AT THE E-MAIL LISTED ABOVE. I appricate your love of animals and truely hope that you can help me find a way to stop the inhumane treatment of these animals that I help to care for.

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