Piggie Wonder and Proposition 2 - Animal Confinement
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In California, an initiative known as "Proposition 2" is on the ballot this November. Proposition 2 applies to pregnant sows (except during their last week of pregnancy), calves raised for veal, and egg-laying hens. It prohibits their tethering or confinement to a space that does not allow them to lie down, stand up, fully extend their limbs; and turn around freely. Clearly, it is designed to ban some of the most egregious inventions of the factory farm - gestation crates, veal crates, and battery cages.
Pictures of frightened and distressed animals confined to very small spaces are the most obvious campaign tool for passage of such a measure, and these images are abundantly available.
The folks at Free Range Studios in conjunction with the Humane Society came up with a more upbeat approach with a music video entitled Piggie Wonder's Greatest Hits. It is reported to be the "2008 Farm Music Video of the Year," and it carries its message to vote Yes on Prop 2 with wit and humor.
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