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California Proposition 2, a ballot initiative that will go before California voters in November 2008, would require that egg-laying hens, veal calves, and pregnant sows have room enough to lie down, stand, turn around, and fully extend their limbs, effective 2015. The initiative, Standards for Confining Farm Animals, is sponsored by a coalition of animal protection groups and backed by the California VMA, but some CVMA members have formed the Association of California Veterinarians largely because they disagree with their association's support for Proposition 2.
Although the American Veterinary Medical Association applauds every effort to promote animal welfare, the AVMA is concerned about possible, unintended negative consequences to animal welfare of enacting Proposition 2. The following informational resources help explain the issue and the AVMA's concerns about Proposition 2.
More on Proposition 2:
AVMA letter to the New York Times
AVMA Concerned About California Ballot Initiative
AVMA Issues Statement on California Proposition 2 (Press Release)
A Comparison of Cage and Non-cage Systems for Housing Laying Hens
Questions and Answers Regarding California Proposition 2
California Papers Weigh In:
Prop. 2 -- Not for voters: Let Legislature make law (Vacaville Reporter, October 20, 2008)
No on 2 (The Press-Enterprise, October 16, 2008)
Proposition 2 is a well-intentioned effort - that voters should reject (Fresno Bee, October 16, 2008)
Editorial: Flawed measures should be rejected (Chico Enterprise Record, October 16, 2008)
No on Prop. 2 (Santa Rosa Press-Democrat, October 13, 2008)
Vote no on Proposition 2 (Napa Valley Register, Oct. 9, 2008)
Prop. 2 would destroy our egg industry (Modesto Bee, Oct. 5, 2008)
Uncertain Animal Benefits (Long Beach Press-Telegram, Sept. 29, 2008)
No on Prop 2 (Los Angeles Times, Sept. 25, 2008)
Why Proposition 2 Is a Bad Idea (San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 24, 2008)
California Prop. 2 Editorial: A Well-Intentioned Pig in a Poke (Orange County Register, Sept. 24, 2008)
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