All of my Grandparents were rasied on farms. They always had animals that would be put up for slaughter. It was a way of life. But they never were cruel to their animals. They didn't keep their animals in cages barely bigger than the animal. Animals were allowed to stand up and *gasp* even be able to walk around.
I'm not saying that animals that are raised for food should be treated like our pets. But every animal deserves to live a humane life.
The stories of my grandparents are similar to the stories of small farmers today. I believe it's the factory farms that care more about their profits than they do about animal welfare or public health.
Proposition 2 prevents animal cruelty, plain and simple. Beginning in 2015, pregnant pigs, calves raised for veal, and egg-laying hens will not be confined in manner that does not allow them to turn around freely, lie down, stand up, and full extend their limbs. It gives these factory farms 7 years to replace their severe confinement methods with human practices.
Food quality and food safety are enhanced by better farming practices. The price of an egg will only go up one PENNY. I think every Californian can afford a penny increase to know that the hen laying the egg is humanely treated.
