Strike a blow for animal rights. Whether you think it was a well written proposition or not, the general public in California has spoken, and they say that our farm animals deserve better treatment. WIth 28% of the precincts reporting, Proposition 2 has been deemed a winner with 2.4 million "Yes" votes - 62%. (Results courtesy of KTLA.com at 10:23 pm - local Los Angeles television station.)
We'd been waffling over the past few weeks on how to vote. There are compelling arguments for both sides. But it seems the overwhelming sentiment is that something is better than nothing. Congratulations to Wayne Purcelle and the HSUS on a successful campaign.
Related Information:
- Proposition 2 – Revisited
- Proposition 2 – Yes or No
- Humane Society Says California Vote Yes On Prop 2
- Oprah – Proposition 2
- Animal Rights National Conference 2009
ADDITONAL INFORMATION
Lines In The Sand -- RevisitedA few weeks ago I wrote about drawing a line in the sand, and how we define what we're willing to eat. It's easy for us to say that we'll eschew animal products as food. The choice between eating a sentient creature that has almost assuredly been...
Traditional Vegan FareFor dinner tonight, Jane tried a new recipe. She made us a lentil loaf. It started out as lentil stew, which was quite tasty, so we both had high expectations. The loaf wound up reminding me of my early experiences with vegetarianism back in the...
Hearty Winter FareSo, we went from brutal summer heat to winter overnight. We even had over an inch of rain (that's slightly less rain than we had all of last year!), which is highly unusual in that we normally don't have rain between April and October. It's been...
Vegan BakingThere is an article in the Wall St. Journal about vegan baking. The article discusses how a number of vegan bakeries have avoided pointing out that their products are made without the usual baking product - eggs, butter, milk, etc. For fear of...
Trader Joe's Vegetable BiryaniJane was planning on making this recipe for dinner tonight. It's an Indian dish that looks rather intriguing. We have all the ingredients on hand and so I was looking forward to a new and (hopefully) delicious meal. Alas, it was not to be. It...
are you kidding? was there any compelling argument on the ‘keep in tiny cages’ side? (seriously, I’m not sure if you are joking on this one…)
Hi Meghan,
Actually, I wasn’t kidding. However, I didn’t mean the people advocating for no change. There are a number of vegan activists who feel this proposition didn’t go far enough. For instance, Prop 2 only requires the changes to take place in 2015, and many people feel the proposition will allow people to feel good about the meat they eat, instead of considering how badly the animals are being treated. Some people have expressed concern that the money would be more effective spent on vegan outreach.
But don’t take my word for it.
You can read what Gary Francione has to say more eloquently than I could, in his post “What to Do About Proposition 2
,” or look at the comments some of our readers have left.