SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Statement
from Bradley Miller, President of
the Humane Farming Association (HFA):
It is a sad time for farm animals and those who care about
their mistreatment. With the passage of Proposition
12, egg factory cages are becoming
officially legal in California and
will remain so for years to
come. Far from improving conditions on factory farms,
egg-laying hens that were in cages before Prop 12,
will remain suffering in cages after Prop
12. Calves that were in crates before Prop 12
will remain suffering in crates after Prop 12.
Proposition 12 has now rendered the term "cage free" utterly
meaningless. Rather than the full wingspan requirement of
our previous law (Prop 2) which is being
deleted, hens will now get a mere one
square foot of space per bird. This
codifies in California
law the cruel guidelines of United Egg Producers — the egg
industry trade group that co-wrote Prop 12 with the corrupted
Humane Society of the United
States (HSUS).
The proponents of Prop 12 have now squandered a
combined $23
million misleading and manipulating California voters
on two phony "cage-free" initiatives. The
inescapable reality remains this: If not for the malpractice
of HSUS and its tagalongs, California hens would be out of cages at this
very moment.
The Humane Farming Association will continue its fight against
farm animal cruelty and will continue to expose HSUS's unethical
partnership with the egg industry and this cruel betrayal of farm
animals and voters. Learn the REAL story of Prop 12
at: https://stoptherottenegginitiative.org.
About HFA
The Humane Farming Association (HFA) is dedicated to the protection
of farm animals and operates the nation's largest farm animal
sanctuary. Founded in 1985 and over 250,000 members strong, HFA is
nationally recognized for its integrity and its groundbreaking
anti-cruelty campaigns.
CONTACT: Jill Mountjoy
415.218.1836
hfa@hfa.org
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