Proposition 2. Probably, this will be the most important animal-related legislation to come before the people of California this year. The premise is very simple. Farm animals deserve humane treatment because they too are sentient beings, like our pets. Farm animals, or their natural products, become food. So, it only follows that a maltreated farm animal translates to unhealthy or tainted food. This is as much about consumer safety as it is about animal welfare. For those who are undecided, here is a video that enumerates why a vote for Prop 2 is the only way to go:
When a member of the animal or plant kingdom goes extinct, there will be no second chances. Evolution will simply not repeat itself. There are reportedly eighty bird species that are unique to the Philippines and many of them have already made it to the endangered list. And we, to a great extent, have indiscrimate hunting to thank for it. In spite of two national laws protecting Philippine animals, the carnage continues unabated. The killings could occur as arbitrarily as guys getting together for macho time, or as a result of a well-planned hunting trip involving speed boats, bird callers, and camouflaged outfits. Either way, the outcome is the same. Philippine wildlife, our natural treasures, inches closer to a state of irreparable vacancy. Not too long ago, we learned about the Bacolod Air Rifle Club (BARC) whose unbridled killing of Philippine birds and ducks became the subject of an online petition calling for immediate government intervention. My post on that most disturbing c...
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