Guest guest Posted August 9, 2002 Report Share Posted August 9, 2002 I thought many of you might be extremely pleased to see this! Lori -------------------- Kinship Circle wrote: > Make no mistake: THIS IS HUGE, and I don't mean the pigs. No state > has ever banned a factory farming practice in the USA. Now, though it > was a close call near the end, volunteers in Florida have gathered > enough signatures for voters to choose to ban gestation/farrowing > crates in the November 5, 2002 ballot. > > Having just returned from Farm Sanctuary where I was able to hang out > with some wonderful pigs...I am thrilled to learn that their peers in > Florida may finally be uncrated. Everyone pray, please, and if you > know voting residents in Florida, be sure to tell them to vote *** > " YES ON 10! " *** > > For the pigs, > Brenda, Kinship Circle > > Thanks to Zelda for passing along this fantastic news! > > Penzelda > > Thu, 8 Aug 2002 13:33:09 EDT > Penzelda > Fwd: FL VOTERS--Animal Cruelty Amendment > > > > THIS IS SO EXCITING!!!!! > > NOTE: For details visit www.bancruelfarms.org > > CONGRATULATIONS, VOLUNTEERS!!! > > We Are Now...*** " YES ON 10! " *** > > THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS DETERMINED THAT THE NUMBER OF > SIGNATURES > SUBMITTED IS SUFFICIENT!!!!! > > THE FLORIDA ANIMAL CRUELTY AMENDMENT IS HEADED FOR THE > NOVEMBER 5, > 2002 BALLOT!!!!! > > According to the Division of Elections office, 493,596 > signatures > have been verified, surpassing the 488,722 total that is > required. > > We will the 10th initiative on the ballot, so start telling > your > friends, family and co-workers to Vote " Yes on 10! " on > November 5! > > Please stay tuned...we will follow up in a few days with > more news on > our final signature-gathering numbers and what's next for > the > campaign. > > There is still much to do in getting the YES on 10 votes for > the > animals on November 5. > > Your help will be absolutely critical in making this happen! > > Thank you again from the bottom of our hearts...and as > always... > Thank you for KEEPING HOPE ALIVE for Florida's animals! > > Rebecca Frye > Campaign Manager > North/Central Florida > Floridians for Humane Farms > 8019 N. Himes Ave, Ste. 502 > Tampa, FL 33614 > 813.933.1531 > > ---------------- > ----------------------------- > Kinship Circle Letters For Animals, Articles & Literature > www.KinshipCircle.org > Kinship.Circle > > Auschwitz begins wherever someone looks at a slaughterhouse and > thinks: they're only animals. > > --Theodor Adorno > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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