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Prop 2

Ellen's Baffling Hypocrisy

Jaclyn Simon | Posted 06.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Prop 2, Human Rights, Animal Rights, Gay Rights, Lbgt, California, Proctor and Gamble, Prop 8, Cover Girl, Gay, Portia Derossi, Ellen, Green News
Jaclyn Simon

There are differences between human rights and animal rights, but they are related. We are all fighting the same beast, and progressive goals aren't a zero-sum game.

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A Hate Crime You Won't See in Statistics

Mikko Alanne | Posted 02.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Nathan Runkle, Hate Crimes, Mercy for Animals, Animal Rights, Gay Rights, California Egg Factory, Political Activism, Homophobia, Obama Gay Rights, Hate Crimes Against Gays, President-Elect Obama, Prop 2, Violence Against Gays, Living News
Mikko Alanne

Each victim of a hate crime is equally precious. Each is equally deserving of protection and justice.

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The Fight Goes On

Gavin Newsom | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Gavin Newsom, Ban on Gay Marriages, Mayor Newsom, Barack Obama, Gay Marriage, California, Proposition 8, California Propositions, Prop 2, California Proposition 8, Politics News
Gavin Newsom

On the same ballot that we were granting more "rights" to chickens, a slim majority of voters were stripping rights away from our fellow Californians. This cannot stand. This will not stand.

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Gays in a Cage

Michael Patrick King | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Prop 8 Results, Yes on Prop 8 Passes, Michael Patrick King Proposition 8, Michael Patrick King, California Propositions, Gay Marriage California, Prop 2, California Prop 8, Michael Patrick King Prop 8, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage Equality, California Prop 2, Prop 8 Ballot Initiative, Marriage, California Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Ban on Gay Marriages, Proposition 8, Same Sex Marriage, Prop 8, California Gay Marriage Ban, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Michael Patrick King

Does the voting public of this great state of California, who correctly voted to pass Proposition 2 -- which legislated to give caged chickens more room in their cages -- have to actually see the cage that gay people have been put in all theses years to get it?

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Living The Teenage Life; Peer Pressure and Carnivores

Chloe Spencer | Posted 12.05.2008 | Green

Read More: Vegetarian, Green Living, Reasons to Be a Vegetarian, Go Green, Vegetarianism, Teen Peer Pressure, Animal Cruelty, Animal Rights, Peer Pressure, Prop 2, Animal Slaughter, Slaughterhouses, Green Eating, Social Pressure, Packaged Meats, Environmental Footprint, Green News
Chloe Spencer

Even though you buy your nicely plastic-wrapped meat at the grocery store, it doesn't mean that what's in that package didn't suffer to get there.

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Help Californians Pass Prop 2, the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Animal Rights, Election 2008, California, Prop 2, Humane Society, Politics News
Wayne Pacelle

The greatest nation in the world, with the most innovative farmers, can do better than immobilize animals in severe confinement systems for their entire lives.

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Making Sense of the Muckslinging

Michael Markarian | Posted 11.27.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Pork, Prop 2, Proposition 2, California, Factory Farming, Animals, Smithfield Foods, Animal Rights, YES! On Prop 2, Cargill, No on Prop 2, National Pork Producers Council, Marcho Farms, Yes on Prop 2, Strauss Veal, Green News
Michael Markarian

Factory farm executives see the writing on the wall, and they know they can no longer get away with treating animals like commodities -- like nothing more than meat-producing machines.

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Money Vs. Animal Rights Battle Rages Over California's Proposition 2

Grist | Carol Ness | Posted 11.23.2008 | Green

Read More: California Proposition 2, California Prop 2, Animal Cruelty, Prop 2, Eating Matters, California, Green News

You can bet that if all the animals in America had televisions -- as they do in San Francisco's SPCA shelter -- they'd be tuned in to California's ele...

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Cal Prop 2 (Farm Animal Confinement) Interview

Jonathan Handel | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pigs, Animal Cruelty, Politics News, Ballot Initiatives, Eggs, Proposition 2, Veal, Prop 2, Animals, Hens, California, Politics News
Jonathan Handel

Learn more about California Proposition 2, regarding cruel confinement of farm animals. Check out my interview with a representative from the Yes on 2 campaign.

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Not So Eggcellent

Cheri Shankar | Posted 11.16.2008 | Living

Read More: Debeaking, Chickens, Proposition 2, Animal Rights, Animals, Hsus, Veganism, Prolapse, Menifee California, Norco Farms, Animal Abuse, Chicken Abuse, Vegetarianism, Egg Laying Farms, Chicken Farms, Prop 2, Mercy for Animals, Norco Ranch, Norco Farms Labor, Norco Farm Accountability, Living News
Cheri Shankar

When I found out about the true conditions under which egg-laying hens labor, it was easy to eliminate the not-so-Incredible, Edible Egg from my diet.

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Torture in the Henhouse

Jonathan Handel | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Pigs, Egs, Proposition 2, Prop 2, Hens, Veal, Animals, Ballot Initiatives, California, Politics News
Jonathan Handel

Prop 2 would not require that animals be free range -- but would grant farm animals the ability to move about, even while caged, is just basic decency.

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Ammunition For Anti-"Cruel Confinement" Legislation Supporters (VIDEO)

ABC News | Dan Noyes | Posted 11.14.2008 | Green

Read More: Prop 2, Eating Matters, Politics of Food, Norco Farms, California, Proposition 2, Green News

Have you thought about where the eggs for your breakfast come from? We're getting the first look at new undercover video taken at a Southern Californi...

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Vote "Yesh!" on Prop 2

Michael Markarian | Posted 11.10.2008 | Media

Read More: Art, Prop 2, Comics, Animals, Comic Strips, California, Patrick McDonnell, Mutts, Media News
Michael Markarian

Patrick McDonnell, the creator of the comic strip MUTTS, has dedicated a full week beginning this Sunday to the theme of protecting farm animals from cruelty.

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The Best Medicine on TV

Michael Markarian | Posted 11.08.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Pets, Agriculture, Food Safety, Veterinary Medicine, Prop 2, Farm Animals, Animals, California, Factory Farms, Veterinarians, Entertainment News
Michael Markarian

The YES! on Prop 2 campaign launched two new television ads this week in California, showing voters statewide the cruelties of factory farming.

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Moving the Needle Forward on Animal Welfare, Food Safety, and the Environment: Vote YES on Prop 2

Kathy Freston | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Farming, Animal Cruelty, California Proposition 2, Factory Farming, California Propositions, Proposition 2, Prop 2, Animals, Politics News
Kathy Freston

If the measure passes, factory farms in the largest animal production state in the country would have until 2015 to change their ways.

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In Their Opinion, Prop 2 is a No-Brainer

Michael Markarian | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Eggs, Newspapers, Endorsements, California, Editorials, Agriculture, Farm Animals, Prop 2, Proposition 2, Animals, Politics News
Michael Markarian

While some other newspaper editorial writers fell for the scare tactics of Big Agribusiness on Prop 2, plenty of opinion leaders have taken a thoughtful and careful look at the measure.

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Herd on the Hill

Michael Markarian | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Factory Farming, John Campbell, Chris Shays, Horses, Tom Lantos, Canada, America's Next Top Model, Prop 2, Animals, Farm Animals, Seal Hunt, Bob Filner, California, Susan Collins, Proposition 2, Nigel Barker, Carl Levin, Horse Slaughter, Elton Gallegly, Animal Cruelty, Seals, Atlantic Coast, Politics News
Michael Markarian

Passage of this modest, but crucial, ballot measure in California will surely change the calculus for farm animals elsewhere by demonstrating that Americans have no tolerance for gratuitous cruelty.

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California Schemin'

Michael Markarian | Posted 10.12.2008 | Living

Read More: Farm Workers, United Farm Workers, Farming, The Humane Society, Factory Farming, Humane Society, Agriculture, Factory Farms, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Farming, Prop 2, Animals, California, Humane Society of the United States, Proposition 2, Industrial Agriculture, Local Farmers, Living News
Michael Markarian

The nation's largest egg producer is also one of the dirtiest; It has been cited numerous times for spilling chicken manure and chicken parts into rivers and streams.

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