Thursday, November 6, 2008

I'm feeling good about stuff..

This time of year is hard to beat for sheer spectacle and pastoral splendor. I have been taking lots of pictures, the light is so golden.



I am real pleased about the results of the election. Check this out:

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. & ORLAND, Calif., Nov 05, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- This evening, Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal protection organization, celebrates a landmark victory for farm animals: the passage of Proposition 2 in California. The YES on Prop 2 campaign was run by Californians for Humane Farms, a coalition headed by Farm Sanctuary and the Humane Society of the United States. This law phases out some of the most restrictive confinement systems used by factory farms -- gestation crates for breeding pigs, veal crates for calves and battery cages for egg laying hens -- affecting 20 million farm animals in the state by simply granting them space to stand up, stretch their limbs, turn around and lie down comfortably. This evening, Farm Sanctuary's President and Co-Founder Gene Baur released a statement on the Prop 2 victory:
"The passage of Prop 2 in the country's largest agricultural state marks a monumental victory for farm animals. This campaign did an amazing job of raising public awareness about the cruel treatment farm animals endure at the hands of an industry that has consistently fought meaningful change for animals. Farm Sanctuary supporters and campaign volunteers have seen California voters respond with reason and compassion agreeing that all animals deserve humane treatment. Today marks a significant change in the way we view and treat farm animals and falls closer in line with public sentiments and values of compassion. We look forward to seeing these confinement systems phased out nationwide."

Awesome! Now, if everyone else will follow suit, I will be so proud. Also, it is time to work on making foie gras production illegal everywhere forever. I am going to work on it.



I think Djali's going to give a stump speech.

Elberta enjoys the flattering Autumn sunlight.


The chickens want to thank y'all for voting!

2 comments:

Aprilheart said...

Wonderful news, all the way around.
Your photos are wonderful, so evocative of all that's good and right about living on this earth.

Dawn said...

love your chickens and photographs