Archive for October, 2008
Talk Back: United for YES! on Prop 2
Today, the Field Poll, an independent and respected polling firm, released results on Prop 2 and had 60 percent of likely voters favoring the measure and 27 percent opposing it, with 13 percent undecided. While this snapshot of voter opinion is encouraging, we at The . . .
Kid-Tested, Animal-Approved
Too young to vote, but old enough to know: Here are a couple of freshly inspiring voices for the YES! on Prop 2 campaign. Watch and be uplifted, then help get out the vote. Mia is Crazy About Animals Sage Ryan’s YES! on Prop 2 . . .
Life Beside a Factory Farm
Dave Long knows factory farming just about as well as anyone in California. He lives in Yucaipa in San Bernardino County, and he lives adjacent to one of the largest egg factory farms in the state. This animal factory confines more than 700,000 birds in . . .
How You, Too, Can Help Prop 2
Today, the Los Angeles Times ran an op-ed from me on Prop 2, the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act. It makes the case for Prop 2 in 700 words, and it’s a piece you might think about forwarding to Californians still deciding how they’ll . . .
Talk of the Nation
Just eight days remain until Nov. 4, and there’s so much at stake with Prop 2. It’s an historic vote, an unprecedented opportunity for Californians to register their opposition to the cruelties of factory farming and to put a halt to them through the force . . .
Porcine Puns and Piggy Whimsy
© iStockphoto It’s been such a pleasure to read your responses to my blog from last Friday, when I asked you to suggest a caption for this picture of a pig and her piglet. Your submissions echoed The HSUS’s philosophy that all animals, including the . . .
30 Seconds to Set the Record Straight
With less than two weeks to go until Election Day, the YES! on Prop 2 campaign is putting two new commercials (below) on the air in California. I am disgusted by the fear-mongering and falsehoods from our opponents’ campaign, and the ads here are designed . . .
eBay Does Elephants’ Bidding
I’ve been writing a lot lately about the Big Agribusiness corporations fighting the reforms of California’s Proposition 2, blinded by the bottom line. So it’s a welcome change of pace to tell you about a major multi-national company that has taken a strong stand for . . .
Pass This On to Pass Prop 2
We are calling all troops to battle in our campaign to pass Proposition 2 in California—a ballot measure to stop the worst cruelties of industrialized factory farming. Today, we stand precisely two weeks from Election Day. But in reality, the votes are already pouring in, . . .
Talk Back: Faith in Animals
Last week I posted some of your comments about California’s Proposition 2, and I hope to share more of your feedback later this week. In the meantime I wanted to publish some of your recent comments on other topics. The conversation continues around The HSUS’s . . .
Caption This: Pig Joy
I’ve been talking a lot lately about farm animals. And for good reason. We’re in the fight of our life in California with Proposition 2. This measure would provide a better life for the state’s 20 million farm animals, while paving the way for nationwide . . .
Farm Animals Speak Out
There’s nothing funny about factory farming, but this week it’s found a place in the funny pages. Patrick McDonnell, a tireless advocate for animals, is once again lending his artistic talent to promoting animal protection—this time devoting a full week of his MUTTS strip to . . .
