Anti Factory Farming Bill hearing date changed...

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Thanks to everyone who has written so far. Here is an update and

change of date notice from Farm Sanctuary... If you live in CA and

haven't written yet, please do so...

 

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The hearing for AB 732, legislation to protect farm animals from

inhumane tethering and confinement, has been changed from April 21.

Please note, it will now be heard in the Assembly Agriculture

Committee on Wednesday, April 30.

 

This change provides us with more time to mobilize support for this

landmark bill, which will prohibit veal crates (for veal calves) and

gestation crates (for pigs kept for breeding), two of the cruelest

devices in use on industrialized farms.

 

AB 732 successfully passed the Assembly Public Safety Committee on

April 8, but it now faces a tough challenge in the Assembly

Agriculture Committee, where agribusiness lobbyists have often been

able to thwart the advance of humane legislation. It is absolutely

critical for California Assembly-members, especially members of the

Assembly Agriculture Committee, to hear from California constituents

urging their legislators to vote Yes on AB 732. Please call and

write, and please encourage others to do so as well. For more

information, please go here...

http://www.farmsanctuary.org/actionalerts/CA_bills.htm

 

In addition to writing to members of the California Assembly, please

write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper. Some points to

make include:

 

- Confining animals in two-foot wide veal crates and gestation crates

for most (or all) of their lives is inherently cruel (more

information about veal crates and gestation crates is available

here... http://www.freefarmanimals.org/

 

-AB 732 is a basic humane measure that merely requires calves and

pigs to have enough space to turn around.

 

- Veal crates and gestation crates have been outlawed by European

countries, and they should be prohibited in the U.S. as well.

 

- California legislators have an opportunity to prevent unnecessary

and inexcusable cruelty by enacting AB 732.

 

Please send copies of published articles to Farm Sanctuary and to

your Assembly-member.

 

 

Farm Sanctuary is a national, non-profit organization dedicated to

ending farm animal abuse through direct rescue and protection

campaigns. For more information about Farm Sanctuary or our programs,

please go to http://www.farmsanctuary.org/