Jerry Sanders thinks animal cruelty is bad
Just got this press release:
SAN DIEGO MAYOR JERRY SANDERS ANNOUNCES ENDORSEMENT OF YES! ON PROP 2 CAMPAIGN TO STOP ANIMAL CRUELTY
SAN DIEGO – Mayor Jerry Sanders this week announced his endorsement of the YES! on Prop 2 campaign, joining U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, San Diego area Congressman Bob Filner, state schools chief Jack O’Connell, The Humane Society of the United States, and many other elected officials, organizations and individuals committed to stopping animal cruelty and promoting food safety.
Mayor Sanders’ endorsement joins that of the City of San Diego’s Rules Committee, which voted unanimously this week to support a resolution expressing the City’s support for Prop 2, a modest measure on the November statewide ballot that would protect certain farm animals from inhumane confinement by simply allowing them to stand up, turn around, and stretch their limbs.
“Among the many reasons he is such a marvelous mayor, Jerry Sanders is known for his kindness and compassion,” said Jerry Cesak, co-host of Star 94.1’s popular Jeff and Jer Show and another strong backer of Prop 2. “It’s not surprising that he offers the same benevolence to the animals suffering so horribly behind the walls of factory farms. He has a heart bigger than PETCO Park.”
Mayor Sanders leads a growing list of San Diego elected officials, religious leaders and organizations that have endorsed the YES! on Prop 2 campaign, including: the San Diego County Veterinary Medical Association; state Senator Christine Kehoe; San Diego City Attorney Mike Aguirre and Councilmember Donna Frye; El Centro City Councilmember Sedalia Sanders; the Right Reverend James R. Mathes, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego; Seabreeze Organic Farm of San Diego; US Farms, Inc. of San Diego; the American Catholic Church of San Diego; the San Diego Democratic Party; the Green Party of San Diego; and San Diego Animal Advocates.
“California and San Diego are fortunate to have leaders like Mayor Sanders, who stand up for the basic principle that all animals, including those raised for food, deserve humane treatment,” said YES! on Prop 2 campaign manager Jennifer Fearing.
Jerry Sanders was chosen by voters to continue as the 34th Mayor of San Diego during the June 2008 primary election. He enters his second term dedicated to transforming the City of San Diego’s government so that it becomes more effective and efficient. Before becoming Mayor, Sanders served as San Diego’s Chief of Police from 1993 until 1999, capping a 26-year career with the Police Department.
Prop 2 provides ample time—until 2015—for factory farms using these severe confinement methods to shift to more humane practices. Prop 2 is supported by The Humane Society of the United States, hundreds of California veterinarians, including the California Veterinary Medical Association; California family farmers; the Center for Food Safety, the Consumer Federation of America, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, the ASPCA, the United Farm Workers, and the Cesar Chavez Foundation; Republican and Democratic elected officials; California religious leaders; and many others.
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Yes on Prop. 2 – Californians for Humane Farms, sponsored by The Humane Society of the US, Farm Sanctuary and other animal protection groups, family farmers, veterinarians and public health professionals. For more information, visit YESonProp2.com.
Jerry, say it isn’t so!
If you want to destroy the local economy even more stay in bed with the HSUS, if not, man-up and grow a couple!
Remember this is the same group that was involved with the Children’s Pool in La Jolla and how much did or will that ultimately cost the city?
No on Prop 2
CHAIR OF CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE OPPOSES PROP. 2
State Assembly Member Cathleen Galgiani Circulates “Dear Colleague” Letter In Opposition of Prop. 2, Citing Harmful Economic Consequences
LOS ANGELES, CA – Cathleen Galgiani, Assemblymember from California’s 17th District and newly named chair of the Assembly Agriculture Committee is urging her colleagues to oppose Prop. 2, ‘Standards for Confining Farm Animals’ because of the harm it will cause to one of the hardest economically hit areas in California. Assemblymember Galgiani’s letter in its entirety is as follows:
Dear Friends,
I am writing in opposition to Proposition 2, the Standards for Confining Farm Animals Initiative Statute, on the November ballot.
While I believe in the humane treatment of animals, I cannot support this measure as it is written.
A recent economic impact study released by the University of California, Davis concluded that Proposition 2 will eliminate almost all of the state’s egg industry in five years. This will cost the state $615 million in economic activity and a loss of 4,750 jobs.
I represent the 17th Assembly District, one of the hardest hit areas economically in California. The home foreclosure rate in Northern San Joaquin Valley is the highest in the state with San Joaquin County ranked No. 1, Merced County No. 2 and Stanislaus County No. 3.
In addition, the Northern San Joaquin Valley is one of the most difficult places to find a job. Merced County has the fourth-highest unemployment rate in California at 11.8% and Stanislaus County has the seventh-highest unemployment rate at 10.9%.
Meanwhile, the 17th Assembly District is home to several large egg producers whose family farms produce millions of eggs a year and provide hundreds of jobs.
We are facing one of the worst economic times in years. We cannot jeopardize any more jobs in the Valley.
I know that the proponents [of] this initiative are well intended. As the newly named Chair of the Assembly Agriculture Committee, I will bring the poultry and agriculture industries together with
the animal rights advocates to find a workable solution that protects jobs and ensures the humane treatment of animals.
Sincerely,
Cathleen Galgiani
Assemblymember, 17th District
“Assemblywoman Galgiani is opposed to Prop. 2 because like many other Californians, she knows it’s bad for California workers, consumers and families,” said Julie Buckner, campaign spokeswoman. “As she points out, Prop. 2 weakens California’s economy with more than $600 million in lost economic activity, harming state and local communities many of which are already among the hardest hit areas in the state economically. Additionally, Prop. 2 raises very real food safety and public health risks, both of which would further damage the state’s economy.”
California businesses, workers and consumers significantly depend on California egg production, which produces 4.9 billion eggs annually valued at $323 million. If Prop. 2 is passed, Californians will have virtually no options to purchase locally-produced, fresh eggs and be forced to rely on eggs shipped from other states and Mexico that do not have the same high food safety standards as California. Modern housing systems banned under Prop. 2, purposely keep hens indoors to protect them from exposure to migratory and wild birds that can carry Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) and other diseases. An outbreak of Avian Flu would be detrimental to the state, its business climate and economy.
Background
Californians for SAFE Food is a broad-based and growing coalition of public health and food safety experts, labor unions, consumers, family farmers and veterinarians who want to keep food choices in California safe, local and affordable. The coalition has already received the endorsement of a number of prominent groups and individuals, including the American College of Poultry Veterinarians; Agricultural Council of California; Association of California Veterinarians; Association of Veterinarians in Egg Production; California Conference Board of the Amalgamated Transit Union; California Grocers Association; California Teamsters Public Affairs Council; California Women for Agriculture; Kern County Taxpayers Association; Marin County Farm Bureau; Merced County Board of Supervisors; Mexican American Political Association; National Animal Interest Alliance; National Latino Congreso; San Diego County Farm Bureau; Sonoma County Farm Bureau; Dr. Craig Reed, DVM, former Deputy Administrator, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA; among many others.
For more information about the Californians for SAFE Food coalition and the “NO on Proposition 2” campaign, visit http://www.NOonProp2.com.
http://www.cfbf.com/agalert/AgAlertStory.cfm?ID=1131&ck=FE709C654EAC84D5239D1A12A4F71877
UC DAVIS STUDY FINDS PROPOSITION 2 WIPES OUT CALIFORNIA’S EGG FARMING INDUSTRY
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Takes Local and Fresh Eggs Off the Table for California Families
LOS ANGELES, Ca – Californians for SAFE Food, a coalition of public health and food safety experts, labor unions, consumers, family farmers, and veterinarians cited the economic impact study released earlier today by UC Davis as showing Prop. 2 will eliminate almost all of the state’s egg industry in five years and further harm the state’s economy due to resulting job and revenue losses. The study also shows how Prop. 2 significantly hinders consumers’ access to locally-grown, fresh and safe eggs and erodes investor confidence in the state’s #1 industry – agriculture.
“Today’s study validates findings of earlier independent research regarding the significantly negative economic impact of Proposition 2, the un-SAFE Food Initiative,” said Julie Buckner, campaign spokeswoman. “The UC Davis study confirms that Proposition 2 will wipe out egg farming in California and drive up our reliance on out-of-state and foreign eggs.”
The UC Davis study, “Economic Effects of Proposed Restrictions on Egg Laying Facilities in California,” provides another example of the risks associated with Prop. 2, showing how the elimination of egg production in the state forces Californians to purchase imported eggs. Eggs trucked in from other states and Mexico where egg producers do not have the same strict food safety standards as California, puts Californians at greater risk for Salmonella and Avian Influenza or Bird Flu.
The economic analysis further shows that the elimination of most of California’s egg industry will cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue and a statewide loss of 5,750 jobs at a time when Californians are struggling with skyrocketing food and gas prices.
“This initiative will put our family out of business, pure and simple,” said Ryan Armstrong, vice president of Armstrong Egg Farms in Southern California. “For 60 years my family has been strongly committed to farming responsibly and caring for our hens. Even if we could afford to follow this law we wouldn’t want to stay in business due to the dangers to hen welfare and public health that this initiative causes.”
The UC Davis report confirms Armstrong’s sentiment noting that for free-range egg production “widespread commercial adoption is unlikely even if the California initiative passes because of disease and biosecurity concerns (e.g. avian influenza).”
Proposition 2 is a risky, dangerous and costly measure banning almost all modern egg production in California. Proposition 2 jeopardizes food safety and public health, wipes out Californians’ access to locally grown, fresh eggs, and harms consumers by driving up prices at grocery stores and restaurants and creating a dependency on eggs shipped from other states and Mexico.
Californians for SAFE Food is a broad-based and growing coalition of public health and food safety experts, labor unions, consumers, family farmers and veterinarians who want to keep food choices in California safe, local and affordable. The coalition has already received the endorsement of a number of prominent groups and individuals, including the American College of Poultry Veterinarians; Agricultural Council of California; Association of California Veterinarians; Association of Veterinarians in Egg Production; California Grocers Association; California Teamsters Public Affairs Council; California Women for Agriculture; Kern County Taxpayers Association; Marin County Farm Bureau; Merced County Board of Supervisors; Mexican American Political Association; National Animal Interest Alliance; San Diego County Farm Bureau; Dr. Craig Reed, DVM, former Deputy Administrator, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA; among many others.
For more information about the Californians for SAFE Food coalition and the “NO on Proposition 2” campaign, visit http://www.NOonProp2.com.
“Prop 2 will phase out the most abusive factory farming practices in California, and ensure modest animal welfare standards for farm animals by allowing them simply to turn around, lie down, and stretch their limbs.”
“The opponents of Proposition 2 are laundering donations through a trade association, and sidestepping California campaign finance laws that exist to allow the public to understand what groups and individuals are financing political campaigns,” said YES! on Prop 2 campaign manager Jennifer Fearing. “These disreputable tactics and deception should not be tolerated either by state authorities or by the voters.”
The YES! on Prop 2 campaign uncovered the opponents’ illegal scheme to use UEP as a conduit for out-of-state contributions last week after the website of World Poultry Magazine (www.worldpoultry.net), reported that the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association – a Georgia-based corporation — recently gave $250,000 to UEP for its campaign activities in opposition to Proposition 2. Additionally, a letter from the UEP dated July 15 specifically requests funds to combat Prop 2, and lists dozens of companies “that have thus far made contributions to United Egg Producers.” These unreported contributions appear to be funneled through UEP rather than donated to the official ballot committee.
In other words, there’s more than one side to the story.
Yesonprop2.com