Michigan to Follow California on Farm Animal Welfare?
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AUGUST 28, 2009
Tags: farm animal welfare factory farm agribusiness. It looks like Michigan's Big Ag is afraid they could end up with their own Proposition 2.
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Farm Animal Welfare Fight Heats Up in Ohio
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OCTOBER 31, 2009
Issue 2 in Ohio would create 13-member state board to oversee the care of farm animals in the State. The Humane Society and other groups oppose it as a power grab by big agriculture to prevent another Proposition 2 (the initiative passed last year in California to improve standards for farm animal care.)
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California's Ag Industry Worried that State Committee will Focus on "Emotion"
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JANUARY 19, 2009
Basically, it sounds like the ag committee will be including food safety and animal welfare concerns in their discussions. There is definitely a new tide in California, post Proposition 2. Tags: california bile farming farm animal welfare agribusiness food.
Ag Industry Looks Ahead to More Animal Welfare Issues
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JANUARY 5, 2009
Another big issue gaining momentum is animal welfare. The recent passing of a proposition in California to strictly manage how laying chickens are kept serves notice, he says. He adds that this is more than just a matter of voter education, given the $8 million spent by the California poultry industry fighting the proposition.
Steps Towards Ending Factory Farming?
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AUGUST 15, 2010
Last week there was a slew of articles about the agreement in Ohio between the farm industry and animal welfare activists to expand cage sizes for calves (veal), hens and pigs. This concession was to avoid a November ballot vote a la California's Proposition 2.
Update on National Meat Association vs. Brown
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SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
Brown, a case in which the meat industry is attempting to invalidate a California law designed to reduce animal suffering and protect public safety. The industry sued California, arguing that Section 599f is preempted by the Federal Meat Inspection Act.
Veterinary Association Did Not Support Prop 2
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NOVEMBER 15, 2008
Tags: proposition 2 california farm animal welfare avma. The American Veterinary Medical Association did NOT support Proposition 2. Now they want to be involved in the rule-making. If you want to know why they opposed it, here's a link to their reasoning.
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