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Prop 2 Passes in California

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From the campaign website : (Nov. 4, 2008) – Voters in California approved an historic ballot measure to halt the inhumane confinement of animals on factory farms by an overwhelming margin. on Prop 2 campaign. Prop 2 requires that factory farms provide enough space for animals to stand up, turn around and extend their limbs.

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How to Confront Cruelty

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Why and how do people campaign on behalf of a species that is not their own? The norm of moderate concern for animals - that animals matter albeit less than humans - permits the (ab)use of animals in vivisection, factory farming, bloodsports and other contexts where animals suffer. Sounds interesting.

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Mrs Pankhurst’s Purple Feather–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

This mass avian exploitation, amazing and repugnant, ultimately met its end through separate campaigns in the United States and Great Britain, each led by women, mostly upper-middle class women. Both campaigns led to the establishment of national, influential conservation organizations–National Audubon Society in the U.S.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Feeding grain to chickens, pigs and cows is even more inefficient, with 70 percent of grain grown in the United States going to animals raised for food. 11, 2008 To the Editor: We are seeing environmental ruin because of factory farming. Danielle Kichler Washington, Nov. Laura Frisk Encinitas, Calif., Lerner Woodside, Calif.,

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Flight to Freedom

4 The Love Of Animals

This is certainly a landmark victory and we hope that other countries around the world, including the United States, will take notice and follow suit.”. ADI gathered evidence has led to campaigns and legislative action all over the world to protect them. ADI also rescues animals in distress worldwide.

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